The Radial Velocity (aka. Doppler Spectroscopy) Method relies on measurements of a planet's "wobble" to determine the presence of one…
A research team recently applied a Google "neural net" to Kepler data, which conformed the existence of a star system…
Of the many methods used to detect extra-solar planets, the most widely-used and effective is the Transit Photometry
Thanks to the efforts of a team of professional and amateur astronomers, the first extra-solar comets have been observed.
A recent study involving data collected by the K2 mission has revealed three possible Super-Earths around a nearby Sun-like star.
A new study by a team of European astrophysicists has turned exoplanet-hunting on its head by asking "could aliens detect…
In a recently published paper, Dr. Duncan Forgan proposed that alien civilizations could create a "galactic internet" by using artificial…
Ongoing observation of exoplanet GJ 1132b has revealed a dense atmosphere, a finding which has great significance in the hunt…
Outside of the ESO, there are others who have been hunting for exoplanets around Proxima Centauri - including Dr. Kipping…
In the far-flung system of CVSO 30, two planetary candidates have been found with very different orbits - presenting new…