Have you heard of Adam Makarenko? No? Adam is an artist who makes physical models of exoplanets then creates elaborate…
Astronomers have discovered a large Neptune-sized planet orbiting a white dwarf star. The planet is four times bigger than the…
A new study has shown that the Alpha Centauri is not likely to support life and that one of its…
When it comes to planets, the largest planet in the universe probably isn't the most massive.
Right now, we know of about 4,000 confirmed exoplanets, mostly thanks to the Kepler mission. TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey…
NASA has just released a beautiful panoramic image of the southern sky, which is composed of images taken by the…
Astronomers working with TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) data have found a planet where it shouldn't be: in the space…
The history of our Solar System is punctuated with collisions. Collisions helped create the terrestrial planets and end the reign…
In order to be considered habitable, a planet needs to have liquid water. Cells, the smallest unit of life, need…
Thanks to the Kepler mission and other efforts to find exoplanets, we've learned a lot about the exoplanet population. We…