• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 26th, 2014
Astronomers Find Water in the Atmosphere of Hot Jupiter Exoplanet

Astronomers Find Water in the Atmosphere of Hot Jupiter Exoplanet

A new technique could make this type of studies easier than ever

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 20th, 2013
Planet Traps Keep Gas Giants from Plunging into Parent Stars

Planet Traps Keep Gas Giants from Plunging into Parent Stars

New study shows how these worlds avoid a fiery death

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 15th, 2012
Even Stars in Clusters Can Have Planetary Companions

Even Stars in Clusters Can Have Planetary Companions

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigations

  • 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
  • May 8th, 2012
Hot Jupiters May Prevent Earth-Like Worlds from Forming

Hot Jupiters May Prevent Earth-Like Worlds from Forming

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

Alien Exoplanet Distorts Own Star System

Alien Exoplanet Distorts Own Star System

The finding could yield more insight into the nature of other systems

Exoplanetary Auroras May Put Ours to Shame – Video

Exoplanetary Auroras May Put Ours to Shame – Video

NASA releases amazing clip showing auroras on an exoplanet

  • 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

  • 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 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
  • August 19th, 2011
Super-Earths May Not Have Magnetospheres

Super-Earths May Not Have Magnetospheres

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 12th, 2011
Darkest Exoplanet Is Veiled in Mystery

Darkest Exoplanet Is Veiled in Mystery

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 3rd, 2011
New Class of Planets Defined

New Class of Planets Defined

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 18th, 2011
Microlensing Reveals Rocky Exoplanet

Microlensing Reveals Rocky Exoplanet

 
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