The exoplanet census now stands at 5,599 confirmed discoveries in 4,163 star systems, with another 10,157 candidates awaiting confirmation. So…
In 2008, astronomers with the SuperWASP survey spotted WASP-12b as it transited in front of its star. At the time,…
As long as it has existed as a genre, there has been a notable relationship between science fiction and science…
Astronomers using the Very Large Telescope in Chile have now completed one of the largest surveys ever to hunt for…
The field of exoplanet study continues to grow by leaps and bounds. As of the penning of this article, 5,572…
You think you know someone, then you see them in a slightly different way and BAM, they surprise you. I’m…
If you want to know more about an exoplanet atmosphere, watch how it changes over time. That's the mantra of…
We all know that to have life on a world, you need three critical items: water, warmth, and food. Now…
Researchers using TESS and Cheops data found a system with six sub-Neptune-sized planets, all orbiting in direct resonance with each…
NASA and its commercial partners are working on deformable mirrors (DM) that will allow next-generation telescopes to directly observe exoplanets.