habitable zone
Astronomers Find Tantalizing Hints of a Potentially Habitable Exoplanet
Dwarf star HD 40307 is now thought to host at least 6 exoplanet candidates... one of them well within its…
Searching for Exoplanet Oceans More Challenging Than First Thought
[/caption] As astronomers continue to discover more exoplanets, the focus has slowly shifted from what sizes such planets are, to…
Cassini Slips Through Enceladus’ Spray
[/caption] Spray it again, Enceladus! This Saturday the Cassini spacecraft paid another visit to Enceladus, Saturn's 318-mile-wide moon that’s become famous…
HARPS Tunes In On Habitable Planet
[/caption] Using the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS), a team of scientists at University of Geneva, Switzerland, led…
The Habitability of Gliese 581d
The Gliese 581 system has been making headlines recently for the most newly announced planet that may lie in the…
Habitable Planet
[/caption] The term "habitable planet" seems rather broad. Does it mean that it is habitable for humans? Is it merely…