Determining weather patterns in exoplanet atmospheres – hundreds to thousands of light years away – is extremely difficult. However, given…
Free-floating rogue planets are intriguing objects. These planet-sized bodies adrift in interstellar space were predicted to exist in 1998, and…
It's unclear how the Kepler space telescope's science operations will continue, if at all, as NASA weighs what to do…
The International Astronomical Union issued a statement on August 14, 2013 that they have changed their official stance on two…
When we consider samples from the solar nebula, we think about comets and meteorites. These materials come from our solar…
Hunters of alien life may have a new and unsuspected niche to scout out. A recent paper submitted by Associate…
Since its discovery in 2005, exoplanet HD 189733b has been one of the most-observed planets orbiting another star, as its…
A new study suggests that the number of habitable exoplanets within the Milky Way alone may reach 60 billion. Previous…
Here is a great new observation of the triple star system Gliese 667 from astrophotographer Efrain Morales of the Jaicoa…
The latest exciting undertaking in exoplanet research is the search for exomoons. A team led by Dr. David Kipping at…