• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 7th, 2011
New Exoplanets Found in Old Hubble Data

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Insights into How Exoplanets Form

Studies of stellar discs advance astronomical knowledge

 
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