Extrasolar Planets
Take a Fly-by Of All the Known Exoplanets
Here's a fun trip through the galaxy, put together by PhD student Tom Hands at the University of Leicester: In…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 337: Photometry
There's a lot you can learn by just staring at an object, watching how it changes in brightness. This is…
How Will Aliens Find Us?
Trying to keep a low profile, to prevent the aliens from invading? Bad news. Life has actually been broadcasting our…
What are Hot Jupiters?
When astronomers first discovered other planets, they were completely unlike anything we've ever found in the Solar System. These first…
New Technique Puts Exoplanets on the Scale
Astronomers constantly probe the skies for the unexpected. They search for unforeseen bumps in their data — signaling an unknown…
Search for Planetary Nurseries in the Latest Citizen Science Project
Growing up, my sister played video games and I read books. Now that she has a one-year-old daughter we constantly…
Weekly Space Hangout – December 27, 2013: Year in Review & Looking Forward
Host: Fraser Cain Guests: +Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein), David Dickinson (@Astroguyz), Pamela Gay (@starstryder) Big thanks to Nicole Gugliucci (@noisyastronomer) for…
Second Planetary System Like Ours Discovered
A team of European astronomers has discovered a second planetary system, the closest parallel to our own solar system yet…
22% of Sun-like Stars have Earth-sized Planets in the Habitable Zone
How common are planets like Earth? That’s been a question astronomers and dreamers have pondered for decades, and now, thanks…
Changing the Paradigm: Exoplanet Interview with Dr. Sara Seager
Astronomers have now discovered one thousand extrasolar planets, reaching a milestone in modern astronomy. (See a recent Universe Today article…