Rocky Exoplanet Nearly the Same Size as Earth Found in Star’s Habitable Zone
NASA and MIT researchers using the TESS telescope say they have spotted a nearly Earth-sized exoplanet hanging out in its star's habitable zone.
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Planetary Scientists Used This New Model to Crack a Pair of Puzzling Astronomical Mysteries
A pair of puzzles that planetary scientists have observed amidst 3,800 different planetary systems may have been solved, with the aid of a new model that considers the influence of various forces on young planet formation.
Astronomers Just Discovered a Pair of New Potentially Habitable Planets
Scientists from the University of Birmingham say they have discovered a pair of potentially habitable planets outside of our solar system.
Possible Alien “Water World” Discovered 100 Light-Years From Earth
A team of scientists have announced the discovery of a possible alien water world that, in astronomical terms, is relatively close to Earth’s backyard.
Exoplanet Specialist Sara Seager is Rebelliously Curious
Learn what steps researchers are currently taking to find life on another planet
Learn what steps researchers are currently taking to find life on another planet
The Debrief’s intrepid host Chrissy Newton talks to MIT astrophysicist, planetary scientist, and exoplanet specialist Sara Seager.
NASA Funds Next Phase of Exoplanet Hunting Starshade
NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has granted new funding to develop a working orbital starshade.
Tatooine-Like Exoplanet Confirmed
Discovery Expected to Aid the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Discovery Expected to Aid the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Astronomers have confirmed an exoplanet orbiting two suns similar to Luke Skywalker’s fictional home Tatooine in the 1977 movie Star Wars.
Evidence of Habitable Zone Planet Found Lurking in Orbit Around White Dwarf
Researchers studying a white dwarf star say they have detected signs of a possible planet orbiting within the star’s habitable zone.
New Planet Found Orbiting Proxima Centauri
Scientists have detected signs of a third planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, which is Earth’s closest stellar neighbor.
Exoplanet Atmosphere Mapped by Researchers
Results Will Help Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Results Will Help Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Researchers have created a three-dimensional map of the atmosphere of an exoplanet 322 light-years from Earth. The resulting...
Astronomers Spot Second Ever Exomoon Candidate
Discovery May Mean Exomoons are Common, Increasing the Odds of Extraterrestrial Life.
Discovery May Mean Exomoons are Common, Increasing the Odds of Extraterrestrial Life.
Astronomers studying a huge, Jupiter-like exoplanet say they have successfully detected a moon in its orbit. Although this...
The James Webb Space Telescope: NASA’s Most Advanced Space Science Observatory Pursues the Unknown
This week, we look at the historic launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, the critical days ahead, and the discoveries it is expected to make.
List of Confirmed Exoplanets Grows by 301
A recent analysis of previously recorded satellite data has added 301 new exoplanets to the continuously growing list....
Tess Finds Mars-Sized Planet That is Dense as Iron
Find May Point to Entire System of Habitable Exoplanets
Find May Point to Entire System of Habitable Exoplanets
Researchers using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have discovered a relatively nearby (at least in astronomical terms)...
Astronomers Find Possible Evidence of First Exoplanet Detected Beyond Our Galaxy
For the first time, astronomers say they have discovered signs of a planet transiting a star outside of our galaxy.
New Exoplanet Hunting Tool Begins Search for Alien Worlds
Supercomputer Based System Uses Advanced Spectroscopy to Spot Earth Sized Planets
Supercomputer Based System Uses Advanced Spectroscopy to Spot Earth Sized Planets
A new instrument named NEID, the NN-explore Exoplanet Investigations with Doppler spectroscopy, has come online, providing a powerful...
Scientists Successfully Measure Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
First of it Kind Detection Seen as a Key Milestone in Search for Extraterrestrial Life
First of it Kind Detection Seen as a Key Milestone in Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Using the Gemini South Telescope in Chile, an international team of scientists have successfully analyzed the chemical makeup...
New Discovery on the “Strangest Exoplanet Ever Found” Has Astronomers Puzzled
Astronomers have now detected clouds on a gas giant exoplanet nearly 520 light-years from Earth.
New “Hycean” Exoplanets Could Be Hiding Alien Life, New Study Says
Water water everywhere...and aliens too?
Water water everywhere...and aliens too?
A research team has identified a "Hycean" exoplanet class that they believe makes excellent targets for the search for extraterrestrial life.
“Failed Stars” Are Being Used To Understand Exoplanets
Researchers developed a new technique to look at brown dwarfs, also known as “failed stars,” with hopes of shedding some light on exoplanets.
Shields Up! White Dwarf Stellar Winds May Serve as Planetary Defense Shields
New research suggests that stellar winds produced by white dwarf stars could serve as "defense shields" for potentially habitable planets.
Complex Life May Prefer Planets Tilted on Their Axis, Says New Research
Planets tilted on their axis may be more capable of sustaining life, according to new research presented at the Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference.
Exoplanet Spotted by Astronomers Appears to be Regrowing Its Atmosphere
GJ 1132 b, an exoplanet about forty-one light years from Earth, appears to be re-growing its atmosphere after having lost it in the past.
Gliese 486b, a Newly-Discovered “Super Earth,” Heats Up Exoplanet Studies
A gigantic, stony Earth-like world with rivers of lava and almost no atmosphere, Gliese 486b is lighting a fire under current exoplanet studies.
SETI Detected A Mystery Signal From A Nearby Star
Radio Signals Detected by SETI Researchers may be First Artificial Signal from an Exoplanet.
Radio Signals Detected by SETI Researchers may be First Artificial Signal from an Exoplanet.
A team of researchers from SETI have detected a mystery signal coming from Proxima Centauri, our closest cosmic neighbor.
Search for Mysterious “Planet Nine” Aided by Hubble Exoplanet Discovery
An exoplanet with a peculiar orbit 336 light-years from Earth may shed light on the search for the long-sought Planet Nine.
This Lava Exoplanet is Comprised of Burning Rock
Things are looking rocky on K2-141b.
Things are looking rocky on K2-141b.
Scientists used simulations to map out the surface conditions of the lava exoplanet K2-141b, a world where it rains burning rocks.
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