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Earth-like Exoplanet ‘Proxima b’ Found Orbiting the Star Closest to Earth

Aug 24, 2016 10:36 PM EDT

Proxima b is so close it's possible for a space probe to reach this rocky, extremely hot exoplanet before the end of this century.

A ‘Second Goldilocks’ is Necessary for an Exoplanet to Support Life

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Aug 23, 2016 02:05 AM EDT

Conventional wisdom has it the key factor in determining whether an exoplanet can support life is its distance from its sun.

Exoplanet Orbiting Three Suns is First to be Imaged from Earth

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Jul 08, 2016 05:06 AM EDT

HD 131399Ab is also the first exoplanet discovered by SPHERE.

Two direct images of the cometary dust and exoplanet surrounding the young star HD 106906. The wider field in blue shows Hubble Space Telescope data where the star’s blinding light is artificially eclipsed (gray circular mask).

This Planet Got Exiled From Its Solar System 16 Times Farther Than Pluto

Ana Verayo |

Dec 02, 2015 07:10 AM EST

Scientists detected an exoplanet that is exiled into the edges of its solar system, 16 times farther than the distance of Pluto from our sun.

The birth of three new planets is captured for the first time inside the protoplanetary disk of LkCa 15.

For the First Time Ever, Scientists Witness Birth of Three New Planets

Ana Verayo |

Nov 19, 2015 07:28 AM EST

New findings reveal that three exoplanets in the star system LkCa 15 are in the process of forming, as scientists capture them in real time.

Radiation blasts make Kepler 438b, which is the most Earth-like planet, no longer habitable.

Powerful Radiation Blasts Make Most Earth-like Planet Not So Habitable Anymore

Ana Verayo |

Nov 18, 2015 06:50 AM EST

New findings reveal that Kepler 438b which is an Earth-like rocky planet some 470 light years away, is no longer hospitable due to intense radiation blasts from its host star.

GJ 1132b Newly Discovered Earth-Like Exoplanet, Venus Twin

GJ 1132b: Newly Discovered Earth-Like Exoplanet is Venus Twin

Daphne Planca |

Nov 13, 2015 11:27 AM EST

Scientists searching for an Earth-like exoplanet have unexpectedly stumbled on a potential Venus twin called GJ 1132b.

Dark Knight: 3 Things You Should Know About This Blacker Than Coal Exoplanet

KJ Belonio |

Jun 28, 2015 05:26 PM EDT

On June 28, a planet nicknamed “Dark Knight” was observed in a live public observation online. The darker than coal exoplanet was spotted using the 1.52 meter infrared Carlos Sánchez Telescope, which is the world’s largest infrared telescope. Despite being so dark, exoplanet TrES-2b or “Dark Knight” still absorbs light.