Located in the constellation Ursa Major, roughly 300 light-years from Earth, is the Sun-like star HD 118203 (Liesma). In 2006,…
In 2018, astronomers detected an exoplanet around the star 40 Eridani. It's about 16 light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.…
Prediction is one of the hallmarks of scientific endeavors. Scientists pride themselves on being able to predict physical realities based…
According to a new study, the exoplanet 40 Eridani b (aka. "Vulcan") was a false positive. Bad news for Star…
The CARMENESE Consortium just released the first collection of data, which revealed 59 new exoplanets and doubled the number of…
Astronomers have found another Earth-sized planet. It's about 31 light-years away and orbits in the habitable zone of a red…
Remember that iconic scene in Star Wars, where a young Skywalker steps out onto the surface of Tatooine and watches…
Astronomers have confirmed the presence of a THIRD exoplanet in the neighboring Proxima Centauri system!
The CARMENES project has detected two more Earth-like planets that orbit a red dwarf star just 12.5 light years away
A highly effective (but very difficult) method of exoplanet detection involves capturing direct images of bodies orbiting distant stars from…