Extrasolar Planets
Three Potentially Habitable Planets Found Orbiting Gliese 667C
A closer look at the previously-studied nearby star Gliese 667C has revealed a treasure trove of planets – at least…
Blocking Light Sheds New Light on Exoplanet Atmospheres
Exoplanets are uncanny. Some seem to have walked directly out of the best science-fiction movies. For example, we’ve discovered a planet…
Watch Live Hangout: TESS and the Search for Exoplanets
Last month, NASA announced plans to launch the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) in 2017. This is a satellite that…
Habitable Worlds? New Kepler Planetary Systems in Images
The Kepler mission has discovered two new planetary systems that include three super-Earth-size planets in the "habitable zone," the range…
Kepler Team Finds System with Two Potentially Habitable Planets
This might be the most exciting exoplanet news yet. An international team of scientists analyzing data from NASA's Kepler mission…
The Exoplanet Naming Debate Heats Up
Following last Friday’s press release from the International Astronomical Union (IAU) concerning the naming of extrasolar planets, a heated debate…
IAU Issues Response To Uwingu’s Exoplanet Naming Campaign
Given the popularity of the recent contest by Uwingu to suggest names for the closest known exoplanet to Earth (officially…
Closest Exoplanet Deserves a ‘Real’ Name, Says Uwingu
It’s time to “get real” about naming exoplanets, says Uwingu CEO and scientist Dr. Alan Stern. And so the latest…
Could There be 100 Billion Potentially Habitable Planets in the Galaxy?
As we’ve reported recently, the likelihood of findings habitable Earth-sized worlds just seems to keep getting better and better. But…
Exoplanet Atmospheres Provide Clues to Solar System Formation
The most detailed look yet at the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet has revealed a mixture of water vapor and…