- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 7th, 2011
New Exoplanets Found in Old Hubble Data
More worlds may still await discovery in the datasets
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 5th, 2011
Multiple Exoplanets Found Around the Star Kepler-18
The objects orbit extremely close to the stellar object
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 28th, 2011
Many Sun-Like Stars Have Planets Inside Habitable Zones
A new study estimates this proportion at 33 percent
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 27th, 2011
Exoplanet Absorbs More Than 99.9 Percent of Incoming Light
In all likelihood, it's blacker than the blackest black
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 27th, 2011
Spitzer Finds Water on Exoplanet 55 Cancri e
This object is a large, super-Earth-class planet
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 23rd, 2011
Confirmed Exoplanet Veers Off Course, Puzzling Experts
A debate now rages on about he object's official status
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 22nd, 2011
Internet Users Find Two New Exoplanets
Telescopes are now scrambling to verify the discovery
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 21st, 2011
NASA Selects Amazing Astrobiology Missions
Eight projects will be developed further in coming years
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 19th, 2011
Earth-Moon Systems Form Relatively Frequently
Swiss experts ran a series of simulations to assess the number
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 17th, 2011
Exoplanets Around Binary Stars May Be Common
Astronomers ponder the implications of discovering Kepler-16b
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 16th, 2011
Exoplanets Around White Dwarfs May Be Easiest to Spot
Expert suggests astronomers should look around these old stars
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 16th, 2011
First Exoplanet Found Around Binary System
This world revolves around a pair of stellar objects
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 14th, 2011
Star Found to Be Irradiating Its Host Planet
Massive amounts of X-rays parch the exoplanet's landscape
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 13th, 2011
Total Exoplanet Count Exceeds 600
Astronomers are beginning to find more and more alien worlds
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 13th, 2011
HARPS Collaboration Identifies 50 New Exoplanets
The haul includes about 16 super-Earth-class planets
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 9th, 2011
Exoplanetary 'Tug of War' Found in Nearby Star System
Newly-found planet appears to vary its orbital paths
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 6th, 2011
New Insights into How Exoplanets Form
Studies of stellar discs advance astronomical knowledge