exoplanet-hunting
This Jupiter-Sized Exoplanet is Unusual for Several Reasons
In a recent study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, a team of international researchers examined…
A Direct Image of a Planet That’s Just Like Jupiter, Only Younger
In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a team of astronomers used the W. M. Keck Observatory…
Astronomers still scratching their heads over population of ocean-world exoplanets
In a recent study submitted to The Astrophysical Journal Letters, an international team of researchers led by the University of…
Do Exoplanet Scientists Have Favorite Exoplanets?
Exoplanets have become quite the sensation over the last decade-plus, with scientists confirming new exoplanets on a regular basis thanks…
Radio Emissions Have Been Detected from an Exoplanet
Invisible Glow Finding planets out in the Universe is pretty hard. I say this despite the fact that two planets…
In Order to Reveal Planets Around Another star, a Starshade Needs to Fly 40,000 km Away from a Telescope, Aligned Within Only 1 Meter
If NASA sends a Starshade into space, it will need to perform some very accurate formation flying with the space…
Upcoming Telescopes Should be Able to Detect Mountains and Other Landscapes on Extrasolar Planets
According to a new study by a team from Columbia University, the upcoming super telescopes might be able to detect…
What is the Radial Velocity Method?
The Radial Velocity (aka. Doppler Spectroscopy) Method relies on measurements of a planet's "wobble" to determine the presence of one…
What is the Transit Method?
Of the many methods used to detect extra-solar planets, the most widely-used and effective is the Transit Photometry
Standford Team Creates mDOT, a Mini-Starshade for Exoplanet Research
A team from Standford University's Space Rendezvous Laboratory have created a small-scale demonstrator of Starshade technology to help in the…