Extrasolar Planets
The Case of the “Missing Exoplanets”
A team of astronomers with the CLEVER Planets project have developed a model that may explain the mystery of the…
What Happens to Hot Jupiters when their Star Becomes a Red Giant?
New research from the COMPAS consortium has simulated what happens to Hot Jupiters when their stars become Red Giants.
Here are Four Ways JWST Could Detect Alien Life
There are many ways that the James Webb Space Telescope could search for life. Here are four promising ones.
TESS has Resumed Normal Operations
NASA has announced that TESS is back online and resumed normal operations!
TESS Finds a Super-Earth and two Mini-Neptunes in a Single System
A recent study based on TESS data has revealed a three-planet system (two mini-Neptunes and a Super-Earth) just over 200…
There Could be as Many Water Worlds as Earths in the Milky Way
A new study has examined all the rocky planets around red dwarf stars and determined that "water worlds" are as…
Astronomers Create the First 3D Model of a Planet Orbiting in a Binary System
Using the astrometry technique, an international team of astronomers has created the first 3D architecture of a binary star system…
Astronomers Find a Waterworld Planet With Deep Oceans in the Habitable Zone
An international team of astronomers have found the best candidate for an "ocean world," an exoplanet covered in very deep…
The Youngest Exoplanet Ever Seen?
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have observed what could be the youngest exoplanet ever detected!
NASA Wants Your Help Designing a Starshade to Observe Exoplanets
NASA is seeking the public's input for a Starshade that will allow ground-based telescopes to Directly Image exoplanets!