Transit Method
TESS has Resumed Normal Operations
NASA has announced that TESS is back online and resumed normal operations!
TESS Finds a Super-Earth and two Mini-Neptunes in a Single System
A recent study based on TESS data has revealed a three-planet system (two mini-Neptunes and a Super-Earth) just over 200…
An Ambitious Plan to Find Earth 2.0
When it comes to astronomy, the more instruments watching the sky, the better. Which is why it has been so…
Which Missions and Observatories can Detect Technosignatures?
The search for technosignatures has always taken a back seat in the broad search for extraterrestrial life forms. Biosignatures, such…
An Exoplanet is Definitely Orbiting Two Stars
Remember that iconic scene in Star Wars, where a young Skywalker steps out onto the surface of Tatooine and watches…
Exoplanet Found With a Highly Eccentric Orbit
Observations made by an international team of researchers has found a mini-Neptune with the most eccentric orbit of any planet…
A Machine-Learning Algorithm Just Found 301 Additional Planets in Kepler Data
Using a new type of deep-learning algorithm, a team of NASA scientists have detected 301 more exoplanets in the Kepler…
Maybe There’s No Way to Tell if Habitable Planets Orbit Proxima Centauri… Yet!
In a new study, a team of astronomers come to the conclusion that Proxima b will ever be detected making…
A Technique to Find Oceans on Other Worlds
A new study shows how next-generation observatories could directly observe oceans on exoplanets, which could narrow the search for extraterrestrial…
Astronomers Detect Clouds on an Exoplanet, and Even Measure Their Altitude
An international research team shows how combining data from multiple observatories allowed them to detect clouds in the atmosphere of…