The search for potentially habitable planets is focused on exoplanets—planets orbiting other stars—for good reason. The only planet we know…
Can life spread throughout a galaxy like the Milky Way without technological intervention? That question is largely unanswered. A new…
A new study by a team from Rice University has shown that where a planet forms in its star system…
A new study takes a look at possible rainfall patterns on exoplanets, which could help narrow the search for extraterrestrial…
Red dwarf stars are the most common kind of star in our neighbourhood, and probably in the Milky Way. Because…
“This is where we live. On a Blue Dot.” said Carl Sagan when the now famous Pale Blue Dot photo…
REMINDER: - Universe Today will be hosting an interview with Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch, co-author of the research featured in this…
Star's can be full of surprises; some of them nasty. While our own Sun appears pretty placid, science has shown…
Scientists are getting better at understanding exoplanets. We now know that they're plentiful, and that they can even orbit dead…
We're getting better and better at detecting exoplanets. Using the transit method of detection, the Kepler Space Telescope examined over…