Exoplanets
Newborn Youngest Planet Ever Detected Provides Clues How Planets Form
Ana Verayo | | Jun 21, 2016 04:20 AM EDT |
New findings reveal a baby exoplanet that is considered to be the youngest planet ever detected, providing clues about how planets form and evolve.
More 'Hot Jupiters' Detected in Massive Star Cluster
Ana Verayo | | Jun 19, 2016 06:58 AM EDT |
Astronomers have detected a high amount of "hot Jupiters" inside a star cluster that is somewhat similar to our solar system, with stars the same age as our sun.
Biggest Alien Planet Like 'Tatooine' Found Orbiting Two Suns
Ana Verayo | | Jun 14, 2016 03:13 AM EDT |
Astronomers discovered the largest planet orbiting two stars similar to Tatooine in Star Wars. some 3,700 light years away.
This 'Baby Jupiter' is Being Ripped Apart by its Own Sun
Ana Verayo | | Jun 11, 2016 04:17 AM EDT |
Astronomers detected a "baby Jupiter" that is orbiting so close to its own star that it is now being ripped apart and destroyed in the process.
NASA Detects 1,284 Alien Planets Using New Technique
Ana Verayo | | May 12, 2016 03:48 AM EDT |
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope discovered a treasure trove of exoplanets in a single discovery, the biggest one yet, where nine of them are Earth-like.
Oldest Meteorites Discovered Upend Theories about Habitability of Early Earth
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 11, 2016 10:22 PM EDT |
Analysis of these 60 micrometeorites disputes this theory in a big way.
Alien Megastructure Star Detected? No, Just Blame Blurry Instruments and Flawed Data
Ana Verayo | | May 11, 2016 05:49 AM EDT |
A new study investigates the bizarre dimming star that is believed to be caused by an alien megastructure, however, scientists believe this is just flawed data.
NASA Confirms 1,284 Exoplanets Discovered by Kepler Space Observatory
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 10, 2016 06:49 PM EDT |
Close to 550 of these newly-validated planets could be rocky planets like Earth based on their size.
Raging Giant Storm Found On Star As Big As Jupiter's Great Red Spot
Ana Verayo | | Dec 14, 2015 06:30 AM EST |
Astronomers have detected a massive storm on a small star detected by NASA telescopes, similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot.
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.
Solar System 2.0? Jupiter's Twin Detected Orbiting a Star Similar to Our Own Sun
Ana Verayo | | Jul 16, 2015 06:00 AM EDT |
Astronomers have detected an exoplanet almost identical to Jupiter that is currently in orbit with its parent star which is also similar tour own sun.
What's the Weather in an Alien Planet?
Marco Foronda | | May 14, 2015 03:37 AM EDT |
Astronomers studied the weather in exoplanets and observed how they compare to Earth's.
Closest 'Super Earth' Not Full of Diamonds But Scorching Lava and Volcanoes
Ana Verayo | | May 06, 2015 01:34 AM EDT |
New observations reveal that the closest super Earth, 55 Cancri e is apparently covered with volcanoes and lava due to extreme, scorching surface temperatures.
NASA's New NExSS Program to Search for Alien Life in 2017
Ana Verayo | | Apr 25, 2015 06:24 AM EDT |
Researchers that will be involved in the NExSS project will follow a system science approach for their study.
Planets as Old as the Universe Discovered
Ana Verayo | | Jan 28, 2015 05:30 AM EST |
The system seems to have five planets similar to the Earth while its solar system has similarities to ours.
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