exoplanets
How Would Humans Respond to First Contact from an Alien World?
[/caption] According to Star Trek lore, it is only 51 years until humans encounter their first contact with an alien…
“Tidal Venuses” May Have Been Wrung Out To Dry
[/caption] Earth-sized exoplanets within a distant star's habitable zone could still be very much uninhabitable, depending on potential tidal stresses…
Is There Life on Earth?
[/caption] It may seem like a silly question -- of course there's life on Earth -- but what if we…
Life in the Universe, Reflected by the Moon
[/caption] Earthshine – a poetic, fanciful word for the soft, faint glow on the Moon when the light from the…
‘Nomad’ Planets Could Outnumber Stars 100,000 to 1
[/caption] Could the number of wandering planets in our galaxy – planets not orbiting a sun -- be more than…
Scientists Find New Clues About the Interiors of ‘Super-Earth’ Exoplanets
[/caption] As we learned in science class in school, the Earth has a molten interior (the outer core) deep beneath…
Tidal Heating on Some Exoplanets May Leave Them Waterless
[/caption] As the number of exoplanets being discovered continues to increase dramatically, a growing number are now being found which…
When Stars Play Planetary Pinball
[/caption] Many of us remember playing pinball at the local arcade while growing up; it turns out that some stars…
Russia Will Begin Hunt For Extrasolar Planets
[/caption] Located just south of Saint Petersburg on Pulkovo Heights, one of the greatest Russian Observatories of all times -…
Microlensing Study Says Every Star in the Milky Way has Planets
[/caption] How common are planets in the Milky Way? A new study using gravitational microlensing suggests that every star in…