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James Webb Telescope is Probably Going to be Delayed Again, and Could Exceed a Congress Spending Cap
According to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope is likely…
Astronomers Find Another Solar System with 8 Planets. Uh, Pluto, About that Deplaneting…
A research team recently applied a Google "neural net" to Kepler data, which conformed the existence of a star system…
What is the Transit Method?
Of the many methods used to detect extra-solar planets, the most widely-used and effective is the Transit Photometry
Astronomers Find Comets Orbiting a Star 800 Light-Years Away
Thanks to the efforts of a team of professional and amateur astronomers, the first extra-solar comets have been observed.
This is Kind of Sad. Astronomers Find a Failed Star Orbiting a Dead Star
A study by a team of international astronomers spotted something truly rare - a failed star orbiting a star near…
Focusing On ‘Second-Earth’ Candidates In The Kepler Catalog
An international team of scientists recently released a study that shows which of the Kepler exoplanets candidates are most like…
Life On Kepler-62f?
A new study shows that there are multiple scenarios where exoplanet Kepler 62f could support life.
Starshade Prepares To Image New Earths
In the coming years, NASA will be launching its Starshade, a large spacecraft that will block the bright light of…
First Exoplanet Discovered Beyond the “Snow Line”
Data from NASA’s crippled Kepler space telescope has unleashed a windfall of hot Jupiters — sizzling gas giants that circle…
Kepler May Go Planet-Hunting Again! Infographic Shows How That Would Work
The planet-seeking Kepler space telescope had to stop its primary mission this summer after the failure of a second of…