Exoplanet
Space
VPLanet: A virtual planet simulator for modeling distant worlds across time
Finding and studying potentially habitable worlds.
Space
First Water Detected on Planet in the Habitable Zone
The first successful atmospheric detection of an exoplanet orbiting in its star’s habitable zone, at a distance where water can exist in liquid form.
Space
Harvard astronomer discovered exoplanet without an atmosphere
Prospects clouded for finding life on the largest class of planets.
Space
Fluorescent glow can reveal life hidden in the universe
The fluorescent glow could trigger a protective glow from life on exoplanets called biofluorescence, according to new Cornell research.
Space
Probing a new class of exoplanet
For the first ever time, a team of scientists have analyzed the chemical composition of the atmosphere of a new class of exoplanet, called...
Space
NASA’s TESS discovers the smallest exoplanet it has ever found
NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) spacecraft is continuing to find exoplanets frequently since it began operations and now it has discovered its smallest...
Space
An exoplanet inflated like a balloon
Helium is the second most plentiful component in the Universe. Anticipated since 2000 as extraordinary compared to other conceivable tracers of the climates of...
Science
What magnetic fields can tell us about life on other planets?
Earth has a magnetic field – it’s what makes compasses align north-south and lets us navigate the oceans. It also protects the atmosphere, and...
Space
Exoplanet stepping stones
Astronomers at the Caltech have obtained some of the best and the more robust data yet on the composition of a planet known as HR...
Space
Astronomers discovered a famous exoplanet’s Doppelgänger
In a new discovery, astronomers have imaged another planet, and it shows up about identical to a standout amongst other studied gas-giant planets. However, this...