exoplanet
Prebiotic Molecules May Form in Exoplanet Atmospheres
Before there was life as we know it, there were molecules. And after many seemingly unlikely steps these molecules underwent…
Rocky Earth-sized World is a ‘Sungrazing’ Exoplanet
A newly verified planet found in data from the Kepler mission delivers on the space telescope’s task of finding Earth-size…
Is That Planet Habitable? Look To The Star First, New Study Cautions
Finding Earth 2.0, in the words of noted SETI researcher Jill Tarter, is something a lot of exoplanet searchers are…
How Spitzer’s Focus Changed To Strange New Worlds
After 10 years in space -- looking at so many galaxies and stars and other astronomy features -- the Spitzer…
Super-Earth’s Probable Water Atmosphere Revealed In Blue Light
Playing with the filters on a telescope can show us amazing things. In a recent case, Japanese astronomers looked at…
Kepler Can Still Hunt For Earth-Sized Exoplanets, Researchers Suggest
Kepler may not be hanging up its planet-hunting hat just yet. Even though two of its four reaction wheels --…
When We Look For Life Beyond Earth, Let’s Consider Dying Planets: Study
Bacteria. They're so resilient that they can survive just about anywhere on Earth, even in spots of extreme hot or…
Discovery! More Planets Found Orbiting In A Star Cluster
As Earthlings, we're so used to thinking about planets being in simple orbits around a single star. But the Sun…
Smile! This Could Be The Lightest Alien Planet Ever Captured On Camera
We've found hundreds of planets outside the solar system, but taking a picture of one is still something quite special.…
Rocky Alien Planets: What The Heck Is On Their Surfaces?
We don't have the budget yet to send Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise to probe the surface of strange new worlds,…