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Machine Learning Algorithm Scoops up 50 New Exoplanets
A machine learning algorithm created by scientists in the UK has confirmed 50 new exoplanets, effectively opening the door to…
Astronomers Thought They’d Found a Red Dwarf That Wasn’t Hostile to its Habitable Zone Planets. They Were Wrong
New research using Hubble archive data shows that GJ 887, the nearby red dwarf star system with two exoplanets, might…
There’s No Chemical Difference Between Stars With or Without Planets
Strange New Worlds Imagine if a star could tell you it had planets. That would be really helpful because finding…
Astronomers are Starting to Find Planets in Much Longer Orbits. Cooler, More Habitable Planets
We're getting better and better at detecting exoplanets. Using the transit method of detection, the Kepler Space Telescope examined over…
Do Hot Jupiters Form Close in, or Do They Migrate? A Newly-Discovered Planet Might Help Answer This
The recent discovery of a very young gas giant could offer clues about how "Hot Jupiters" form and whether or…
Astronomers Estimate There Are 6 Billion Earth-Like Planets in the Milky Way
Six billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way? If true, that's astounding. But the number needs some context. The Milky…
TESS is Also Helping Astronomers Study Bizarre Pulsating Stars
NASA's TESS, or Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has one main job: finding exoplanets. But it's also helping astronomers study a…
A Star Has Been Found That Pulsates, But Only on One Side
An international team of astronomers have found the first-ever example of a pulsating star that emits energy from only one…
TESS Finds a Planet That Orbits Two Stars
Researchers working with data from NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) have a found a planet that orbits two stars.…
TESS Finds its First Earth-Sized World in the Habitable Zone of a Star
NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has found its first Earth-sized planet located in the habitable zone of its host…