Exoplanets
The Perfect Stars to Search for Life On Their Planets
We tend to think of our Earthly circumstances as normal. A watery, temperate world orbiting a stable yellow star. A…
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…
ESA’s CHEOPS Just Launched. We’re About to Learn a LOT More About Exoplanets
The CHEOPS mission is underway. On December 18th, the exoplanet-studying spacecraft launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana aboard…
Without a Magnetosphere, Planets Orbiting Flare Stars Don’t Stand a Chance
Earthlings are fortunate. Our planet has a robust magnetic shield. Without out magnetosphere, the Sun's radiation would've probably ended life…
Planetary Mass Objects Discovered in Other Galaxies
A team of researchers at the University of Oklahoma have discovered "planetary mass bodies" outside of the Milky Way. They…
These Incredible Images of Alien Worlds are Actually Miniatures
Have you heard of Adam Makarenko? No? Adam is an artist who makes physical models of exoplanets then creates elaborate…
Of the Two Stars in Alpha Centauri, One is Probably More Habitable than the Other
A new study has shown that the Alpha Centauri is not likely to support life and that one of its…
How Large Can A Planet Be?
When it comes to planets, the largest planet in the universe probably isn't the most massive.
Tatooines everywhere? Many of the Exoplanets Already Discovered are in Multi-Star Systems
Right now, we know of about 4,000 confirmed exoplanets, mostly thanks to the Kepler mission. TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey…