Transit Method
Upcoming Telescopes Should be Able to Detect Mountains and Other Landscapes on Extrasolar Planets
According to a new study by a team from Columbia University, the upcoming super telescopes might be able to detect…
What is the Radial Velocity Method?
The Radial Velocity (aka. Doppler Spectroscopy) Method relies on measurements of a planet's "wobble" to determine the presence of one…
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.
Three Possible Super-Earths Discovered Around Nearby Sun-Like Star
A recent study involving data collected by the K2 mission has revealed three possible Super-Earths around a nearby Sun-like star.
Exoplanet-Hunting Aliens Could Be Looking at Earth Right Now!
A new study by a team of European astrophysicists has turned exoplanet-hunting on its head by asking "could aliens detect…
Advanced Civilizations Could Build a Galactic Internet with Planetary Transits
In a recently published paper, Dr. Duncan Forgan proposed that alien civilizations could create a "galactic internet" by using artificial…
Finally! A Low Mass Super-Earth With Some Funky Atmosphere
Ongoing observation of exoplanet GJ 1132b has revealed a dense atmosphere, a finding which has great significance in the hunt…
Who Else Is Looking For Cool Worlds Around Proxima Centauri?
Outside of the ESO, there are others who have been hunting for exoplanets around Proxima Centauri - including Dr. Kipping…