• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 29th, 2012
Kepler Finds Two Exoplanets in a Binary Star System

Kepler Finds Two Exoplanets in a Binary Star System

This is one of the most important discoveries in exoplanetary research to date

Stellarium 0.11.4 Officially Released

Stellarium 0.11.4 Officially Released

New important plugins have been added in this version

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 23rd, 2012
Kepler Sees 41 New Exoplanets

Kepler Sees 41 New Exoplanets

All transiting worlds are located within its field-of view

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 22nd, 2012
Distant Red Giant Caught Consuming One of Its Planets

Distant Red Giant Caught Consuming One of Its Planets

A similar scenario awaits Earth in a few billion years, experts say

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 17th, 2012
Magnesium Critical for the Formation of Low-Mass Planets

Magnesium Critical for the Formation of Low-Mass Planets

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 3rd, 2012
Habitable Exoplanet Catalog Gets New Entry

Habitable Exoplanet Catalog Gets New Entry

Gliese 581g is now officially listed as potentially habitable

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 26th, 2012
Newly Found Star System Features Ordered Planetary Orbits

Newly Found Star System Features Ordered Planetary Orbits

It appears to be set up just as orderly as our own solar system

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 24th, 2012
First Habitable Exoplanet May Exist After All

First Habitable Exoplanet May Exist After All

The debate surrounding its existence had been raging on for two years

Spitzer Sees Rain of Comets Around Nearby Star

Spitzer Sees Rain of Comets Around Nearby Star

Infrared data suggest numerous collisions are taking place in the star system

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 19th, 2012
Nearby Exoplanet May Be Smaller Than Earth

Nearby Exoplanet May Be Smaller Than Earth

The object was identified using an infrared observatory

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 12th, 2012
How to Detect Oceans on Exoplanets

How to Detect Oceans on Exoplanets

Astronomers propose new model for scanning these alien worlds

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 7th, 2012
Project 1640 Observes Exoplanetary Orbits from the Ground

Project 1640 Observes Exoplanetary Orbits from the Ground

The advanced telescope imaging system was turned on last month

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 2nd, 2012
How to Weigh Non-Transiting Exoplanets

How to Weigh Non-Transiting Exoplanets

Researchers develop new exoplanetary investigations technique

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 28th, 2012
Exoplanetary Atmosphere Reveals Significant Changes

Exoplanetary Atmosphere Reveals Significant Changes

NASA observed planet located far away from the Sun

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 28th, 2012
New Technique for Studying Exoplanetary Atmospheres

New Technique for Studying Exoplanetary Atmospheres

The approach enables highly detailed investigations

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 26th, 2012
Loose Group of Stars Could Aid Our Hunt for Exoplanets

Loose Group of Stars Could Aid Our Hunt for Exoplanets

After first observing it, astronomers ignored the group for nearly 200 years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 15th, 2012
Small Telescope Finds a Pair of Unusual Exoplanets

Small Telescope Finds a Pair of Unusual Exoplanets

The observatory's lens is similar to that of a high-end camera

 
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