Extra Solar Planets
X-ray Study Shows Older Stars May be More Supportive to Life
A new study by an international team of researchers indicates that older Sun-like stars emit less harmful X-rays, a finding…
New Study Claims that TRAPPIST-1 Could Also Have Gas Giants
A new study led by researchers from the Carnegie Institute of Science indicates that TRAPPIST-1 could also be orbited by…
The Orbit of Earth will be Hiding Earth 2.0
According to a new study by a Russian scientist, the Sun's own motion around the Solar System's center of mass…
Exoplanet-Hunters Detect Two New “Warm Jupiters”
A new study conducted by an international team of astronomers has revealed two new "Warm Jupiter" exoplanets in two distant…
Another Nearby Red Dwarf Star System, Another Possible Exoplanet Discovered!
A new study from the University of Texas Arlington has indicated that the Gliese 832 system (located just 16 light-years…
New Study Claims There are Four Exoplanets Around Nearest Sun-Like Star!
A recent study by an international team of scientists has revealed four Earth-like planets around tau Ceti, a Sun-like star…
Super-Earth Planet Found in the Habitable Zone of a Nearby Star
A study produced by an international team of researchers, using the HARPS-N survey, has detected a potentially habitable super-Earth just…
Here’s How We Can Detect Plants on Extrasolar Planets
In a presentation at Breakthrough Discuss, astrophysicist Dr. Berdyugina explained how methods used to study stars could be used to…
Could the Closest Extrasolar Planet Be Habitable? Astronomers Plan to Find Out
According to a series of simulations conducted by scientists from the University of Exeter and the Met Office, it is…
Finding Alien Megastructures Around Nearby Pulsars
A new study addresses the possibility of being able to observe alien megastructures around nearby pulsars using current instruments