• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 18th, 2014
Earth Analog Found Inside Its Star's Habitable Zone

Earth Analog Found Inside Its Star's Habitable Zone

This is the first discovery of its kind ever made, astronomers say

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 4th, 2014
Three Quarters of All Stars May Have Exoplanets in Orbit

Three Quarters of All Stars May Have Exoplanets in Orbit

Virtually all red dwarfs have at least one companion

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 7th, 2014
First Earth-Mass Alien World Discovered

First Earth-Mass Alien World Discovered

The exoplanet is located very close to our solar system

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 18th, 2013
Billion-Star Surveyor May Be Used for Exoplanet Hunt

Billion-Star Surveyor May Be Used for Exoplanet Hunt

ESA says its new space telescope is extremely capable

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 6th, 2013
Exoplanet Gliese 581g May Be Habitable

Exoplanet Gliese 581g May Be Habitable

Astronomers are not yet sure if the world exists at all

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 28th, 2013
Red Dwarfs May Host Habitable Exoplanets

Red Dwarfs May Host Habitable Exoplanets

Billions of these small stars could be permeating the Milky Way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 20th, 2012
Newly-Found Super-Earth May Support Life

Newly-Found Super-Earth May Support Life

The world lies inside its parent star's habitable zone

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 25th, 2012
Four “Impossible” Binary Systems Found in the Galaxy

Four “Impossible” Binary Systems Found in the Galaxy

The stars in these pairs orbit extremely close to each other

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 30th, 2012
Potential for Life in the Galaxy Is Enormous

Potential for Life in the Galaxy Is Enormous

Billions of planets may meet the conditions to support life

Exoplanetary Atmosphere Found Harboring Water Vapors

Exoplanetary Atmosphere Found Harboring Water Vapors

The object has been under research for the past couple of years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 24th, 2012
Habitable Zones Around Red Dwarfs Larger Than First Thought

Habitable Zones Around Red Dwarfs Larger Than First Thought

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

This Is How Exoplanets May Look Like Under a Red Sun

This Is How Exoplanets May Look Like Under a Red Sun

NASA releases new computer model image of such a star system

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 24th, 2011
Habitable Zones Around Red Dwarfs Larger Than First Thought

Habitable Zones Around Red Dwarfs Larger Than First Thought

Initial measurements were off by as much as 30 percent

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 17th, 2011
Gliese 581d Confirmed as Habitable

Gliese 581d Confirmed as Habitable

  • Space
  • By Traian Teglet
  • April 18th, 2011
Kepler Spots Triple-Star System

Kepler Spots Triple-Star System

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 22nd, 2011
Milky Way May Contain 2 Billion Earths

Milky Way May Contain 2 Billion Earths

 
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