Earth-like planets
Finally! A Low Mass Super-Earth With Some Funky Atmosphere
Ongoing observation of exoplanet GJ 1132b has revealed a dense atmosphere, a finding which has great significance in the hunt…
7 Questions For 7 New Planets
The TRAPPIST 7 have some explaining to do. Are they really Earth-like and potentially habitable?
Is Proxima Centauri b Basically Kevin Costner’s Waterworld?
New research suggests that Proxima b could be a lot more watery than we suspect, with roughly half the planet's…
Earth-Like Planet Around Proxima Centauri Discovered
According to an unnamed source, the ESO has discovered a habitable planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, making it the closest Earth-like…
Focusing On ‘Second-Earth’ Candidates In The Kepler Catalog
An international team of scientists recently released a study that shows which of the Kepler exoplanets candidates are most like…
Starshade Prepares To Image New Earths
In the coming years, NASA will be launching its Starshade, a large spacecraft that will block the bright light of…
What is a Terrestrial Planet?
Earth and all the other inner planets of the Solar System have something in common: they are composed of silicate…
Exoplanet-Hunting TESS Satellite to be Launched by SpaceX
The search for exoplanets is heating up, thanks to the deployment of space telescopes like Kepler and the development of…
Help a Universe Today Writer Share Stories About Our Search For Earth-like Planets
Since 1995, astronomers have detected thousands of worlds orbiting nearby stars, sparking a race to find the one that most…
Planetary Habitability Index Proposes A Less “Earth-Centric” View In Search Of Life
[/caption] It's a given. It won't be long until human technology will expand our repertoire of cataloged exoplanets to astronomical…