Planet Hunters

TESS Finds a Planet That Orbits Two Stars

Researchers working with data from NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) have a found a planet that orbits two stars.…

4 years ago

What’s Orbiting KIC 8462852 – Shattered Comet or Alien Megastructure?

"Bizarre." "Interesting." "Giant transit".  That were the reactions of Planet Hunters project volunteers when they got their first look at the light…

9 years ago

How To Crowdsource Astronomy Without People Messing It Up

Maybe it's because Jurassic Park is in theaters again, but we at Universe Today sometimes worry about how one person…

11 years ago

Citizen Planet Hunters Find a Planet in a Four-Star System

A family portrait of the PH1 planetary system: The newly discovered planet is depicted in this artist's rendition transiting the…

12 years ago


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