Broaden the Search for E.T, Experts Urge

Broaden the Search for E.T, Experts Urge

Scientists say we are looking in only a few places

Total Exoplanet Count Exceeds 700

Total Exoplanet Count Exceeds 700

The Kepler Telescope accounts for many of these worlds

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 15th, 2011
Rogue Black Holes Permeate the Milky Way

Rogue Black Holes Permeate the Milky Way

These objects may be consuming numerous wandering planets

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 15th, 2011
WASP-14b Gives Insight on Hot Jupiters' Atmospheres

WASP-14b Gives Insight on Hot Jupiters' Atmospheres

The exoplanet was recently studied using a NASA telescope

Kepler Telescope Barely in Contact with Ground Controllers

Kepler Telescope Barely in Contact with Ground Controllers

The observatory is breaking new grounds regardless of difficulties

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 4th, 2011
Looking for City Lights May Reveal Alien Worlds

Looking for City Lights May Reveal Alien Worlds

This technique is heavily reliant on a number of assumptions

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 1st, 2011
NASA Kepler Telescope May Get New Lease on Life

NASA Kepler Telescope May Get New Lease on Life

The observatory will continue to detect exoplanets for years to come

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 1st, 2011
Black Holes May Be Surrounded by Planetary Debris

Black Holes May Be Surrounded by Planetary Debris

The remnants may have been produced by cosmic impacts

Aerial View of Kepler Corn Maze Released

Aerial View of Kepler Corn Maze Released

The corn field is located in Lathrop, California

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 28th, 2011
Three Exoplanets Found in Our Neighborhood

Three Exoplanets Found in Our Neighborhood

The objects are located within tens of light-years from the Sun

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 26th, 2011
JWST May Be Used to Detect Exoplanets

JWST May Be Used to Detect Exoplanets

The telescope is already expected to have many other capabilities

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 25th, 2011
Youngest Exoplanet Discovered with Keck Telescope

Youngest Exoplanet Discovered with Keck Telescope

Scientists believe the object is still forming as we speak

This Is How Exoplanets May Look Like Under a Red Sun

This Is How Exoplanets May Look Like Under a Red Sun

NASA releases new computer model image of such a star system

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 24th, 2011
Habitable Zones Around Red Dwarfs Larger Than First Thought

Habitable Zones Around Red Dwarfs Larger Than First Thought

Initial measurements were off by as much as 30 percent

Dark Matter Planets May Sustain Life

Dark Matter Planets May Sustain Life

They may be life's last refuge in the Universe, a long time from now

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 22nd, 2011
Cool Exoplanet Imaged in Nearby Star System

Cool Exoplanet Imaged in Nearby Star System

The object may be in Earth's temperature range, experts say

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 19th, 2011
Exoplanets Can Form Spiral in Stellar Protoplanetary Disks

Exoplanets Can Form Spiral in Stellar Protoplanetary Disks

The presence of forming planets can be detected in this manner

 
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