[/caption] Wow. This remarkable visualization shows every Kepler planetary candidate host star with its transiting companion in silhouette. Jason Rowe…
[/caption] The primary mission of the twin STEREO probes is to explore the 3-dimensional makeup of our Sun. Each craft…
Here's a terrific visualization of all the multiple-planet systems discovered by the Kepler spacecraft as of February 2, 2011. The…
This is really nifty: a visualization of the 1,235 exoplanet candidates observed by Kepler in the recently released data, created…
Using data from the Kepler space telescope, scientists have discovered a horde of six planets orbiting a sun-like star, approximately…
Colors are important in astronomy. They can be used to get a quick feel for the temperature of stars, map…
The vast majority of the known exoplanets have been discovered by the radial velocity method. This method employs the effects…
[/caption] You knew it was only a matter of time until the hunt for extrasolar planets joined the Zooniverse family…
When listing the major scientific powers, the tiny nation of Qatar is not one that generally comes to mind. However,…
[/caption] Among one of the first exoplanet systems imaged was HR 8799. In 2008, a team led by Christian Marois…