kepler space telescope

Astronomers Find Another Solar System with 8 Planets. Uh, Pluto, About that Deplaneting…

A research team recently applied a Google "neural net" to Kepler data, which conformed the existence of a star system…

6 years ago

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

6 years ago

Astronomers Find Comets Orbiting a Star 800 Light-Years Away

Thanks to the efforts of a team of professional and amateur astronomers, the first extra-solar comets have been observed.

6 years ago

This is Kind of Sad. Astronomers Find a Failed Star Orbiting a Dead Star

A study by a team of international astronomers spotted something truly rare - a failed star orbiting a star near…

7 years ago

Focusing On ‘Second-Earth’ Candidates In The Kepler Catalog

An international team of scientists recently released a study that shows which of the Kepler exoplanets candidates are most like…

8 years ago

Life On Kepler-62f?

A new study shows that there are multiple scenarios where exoplanet Kepler 62f could support life.

8 years ago

Starshade Prepares To Image New Earths

In the coming years, NASA will be launching its Starshade, a large spacecraft that will block the bright light of…

8 years ago

First Exoplanet Discovered Beyond the “Snow Line”

Data from NASA’s crippled Kepler space telescope has unleashed a windfall of hot Jupiters — sizzling gas giants that circle…

10 years ago

Kepler May Go Planet-Hunting Again! Infographic Shows How That Would Work

The planet-seeking Kepler space telescope had to stop its primary mission this summer after the failure of a second of…

10 years ago

On the Road to One Thousand Exoplanets

A quiet milestone in modern astronomy may soon come to pass.  As of today, The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia lists a…

10 years ago