Exomoons May Be Baked Before They Can Develop Life

Exomoons May Be Baked Before They Can Develop Life

Their parent stars and host planets may scorch them ahead of time

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 20th, 2013
Planet Traps Keep Gas Giants from Plunging into Parent Stars

Planet Traps Keep Gas Giants from Plunging into Parent Stars

New study shows how these worlds avoid a fiery death

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 6th, 2012
Alien World Confirmed to Be Disintegrating

Alien World Confirmed to Be Disintegrating

The exoplanet was discovered less than 4 months ago

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 18th, 2012
Exoplanet Is Being Vaporized by Its Parent Star

Exoplanet Is Being Vaporized by Its Parent Star

The object appears to be turning into dust, scientists say

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 7th, 2012
Potential Explanation for How Brown Dwarfs Form Proposed

Potential Explanation for How Brown Dwarfs Form Proposed

The model combines data from several existing theories

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 30th, 2012
Giant Exoplanet Split into Two Earth-Sized Chunks

Giant Exoplanet Split into Two Earth-Sized Chunks

Its parent star was most likely responsible for this phenomenon

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 19th, 2012
Exoplanets May Prefer Certain Orbits Around Parent Stars

Exoplanets May Prefer Certain Orbits Around Parent Stars

This preference is dictated by the amount of radiations the stars emit

Extremely-Compact Star System Rendered in Artist's Image

Extremely-Compact Star System Rendered in Artist's Image

The system has been named KOI-961, an interesting name by all accounts

Exoplanets May Conceal Themselves Within Protoplanetary Disks

Exoplanets May Conceal Themselves Within Protoplanetary Disks

Researchers say we could fin Earth-like worlds at these locations

Exoplanetary Atmosphere Found Harboring Water Vapors

Exoplanetary Atmosphere Found Harboring Water Vapors

The object has been under research for the past couple of years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 24th, 2012
Runaway Exoplanets May Permeate the Milky Way

Runaway Exoplanets May Permeate the Milky Way

Astronomers have focused very little on these objects up until now

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 24th, 2012
Habitable Zones Around Red Dwarfs Larger Than First Thought

Habitable Zones Around Red Dwarfs Larger Than First Thought

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 21st, 2012
Atmospheric Reflections Could Reveal Exoplanets

Atmospheric Reflections Could Reveal Exoplanets

Scattered light could pinpoint the location of habitable worlds

Tidal Forces Can Remove Water from Alien Worlds

Tidal Forces Can Remove Water from Alien Worlds

This phenomenon could turn them into Venus-like planets

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 3rd, 2012
Super-Earth Found in Its Star's Habitable Zone

Super-Earth Found in Its Star's Habitable Zone

The extrasolar planet was discovered only recently

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 12th, 2012
Most Stars Have Planets in Orbit

Most Stars Have Planets in Orbit

Exoplanets are apparently the norm, not the exception, in the Milky Way

Exoplanets That Survived Their Star's Death Found

Exoplanets That Survived Their Star's Death Found

The worlds were not destroyed when their star became a red giant

 
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