Astronomers have analyzed the atmosphere of WASP-127b and discovered that its windspeeds reach 33,000 km/h. This is the fastest jetstream…
Exoplanets come in a variety of forms and one particular type, the Hot Jupiters have recently captured the attention of…
Since the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1992, thousands more have been discovered. 40 light years away, one such…
For the past thirty years, NASA's Great Observatories - the Hubble, Spitzer, Compton, and Chandra space telescopes - have revealed…
You know what it’s like. You get a new telescope and need to know where to point it! The bigger…
In recent years, astronomers have developed techniques to measure the metal content of stars with extreme accuracy. With that capability,…
The Daisy World model describes a hypothetical planet that self-regulates, maintaining a delicate balance involving its biogeochemical cycles, climate, and…
When it comes to telescopes, bigger really is better. A larger telescope brings with it the ability to see fainter…
When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we hone in on the habitable zone. A…
NASA's TESS mission has turned up thousands of exoplanet candidates in almost as many different star systems. But if one…