Extrasolar Planets
Next Generation Space Telescopes Could Use Deformable Mirrors to Image Earth-Sized Worlds
NASA and its commercial partners are working on deformable mirrors (DM) that will allow next-generation telescopes to directly observe exoplanets.
The Combination of Oxygen and Methane Could Reveal the Presence of Life on Another World
In a recent study, a pair of researchers from the Carl Sagan Institute developed a model for finding exoplanets similar…
Will Solar Panels Work at Proxima Centauri?
Solar panels are the perfect way to provide electricity for spacecraft operating near the Sun. Spacecraft as far out as…
The Most Compelling Places to Search for Life Will Look Like “Anomalies”
A new study considers how future astrobiology studies could search for life "as we don't know it" on exoplanets.
The PLATO Mission Could be the Most Successful Planet Hunter Ever
A new study estimates how many exoplanets the ESA's PLATO mission will discover during its four-year run, with encouraging results!
Astronomers Find an Earth-Sized World That May Be Carpeted in Volcanoes
Astronomers think they've found an extrasolar planet covered in volcanoes like Jupiter's moon Io, but this world is about the…
JWST Tries to Untangle the Signals of Water. Is it Coming From the Planet or the Star?
Using Webb, a team of scientists may have detected water vapor in a rocky exoplanet's atmosphere (though the signal may…
The Next Generation of Telescopes Will Tell Us About the Weather on Other Worlds
A study shows how next-generation Extremely Large Telescopes are going to let astronomers get a glimpse of what's going on…
Moons Orbiting Rogue Planets Could be Habitable
A new study reveals how rogue planets could have "Ocean World" moons that may support life.
A New Mission Will Search for Habitable Planets at Alpha Centauri
The TOLIMAN space telescope will search for exoplanets next door, and has contracted with EnduroSat to make that happen.