- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 29th, 2012
JWST Could Become an Excellent Planet Hunter
The telescope will launch no earlier than 2018, experts say
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 24th, 2012
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
The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 22nd, 2012
New Class of Exoplanets Discovered
Hubble sees an alien world that resembles no other
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 21st, 2012
Atmospheric Reflections Could Reveal Exoplanets
Scattered light could pinpoint the location of habitable worlds
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 11th, 2012
Tidal Forces Can Remove Water from Alien Worlds
This phenomenon could turn them into Venus-like planets
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 9th, 2012
Extreme Tilts Make Planets Uninhabitable
Even if they are otherwise located in their parent star's habitable zones
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 3rd, 2012
Super-Earth Found in Its Star's Habitable Zone
The extrasolar planet was discovered only recently
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 2nd, 2012
Hunt for Exoplanets Draws Russian Telescope, Too
The country will begin searching for such objects soon
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 2nd, 2012
Assessing Earth's Brightness During the Time of the Dinosaurs
The research could help improve our observations of alien worlds
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 27th, 2012
Eleven Star Systems Reveal 26 Confirmed Exoplanets
The discovery was made using the NASA Kepler Telescope
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 21st, 2012
Exoplanet 55 Cancri e May Be Wetter than Astronomers Thought
The object was initially determined to be scorching hot
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 12th, 2012
Planets Around Binary Stars Are Common
Millions of such systems possibly exist in the galaxy
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 12th, 2012
Most Stars Have Planets in Orbit
Exoplanets are apparently the norm, not the exception, in the Milky Way
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 12th, 2012
Smallest of Three New Exoplanets Is the Size of Mars
The other two worlds are also smaller than Earth
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 6th, 2012
Astronomers Confirm 4 New Worlds
2012 looks very promising for exoplanetary research
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 5th, 2012
Search for Alien Life Extended to Exomoons as Well
Experts want to carry out a broader sweep of the galaxy