exoplanet discoveries
Exoplanets: Why study them? What are the challenges? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has explored the importance of studying impact craters and planetary surfaces and what these scientific disciplines can teach…
3 months ago
Where are All the Double Planets?
A recent study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society examines formation mechanisms for how binary planets—two…
5 months ago
The Kepler Mission’s Final Three Planets?
NASA's Kepler spacecraft ended its observations in October 2018 after nine and a half years, a solid six years beyond…
11 months ago
Direct Image of an Exoplanet 155 Light Years Away
Chalk up another benchmark in the fascinating and growing menagerie of extra-solar planets. This week, an international team of researchers…
10 years ago