Scientists have redefined the conditions which could make an exoplanet potentially habitable, narrowing down the number of worlds that could
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When exoplanets collide
A dramatic glimpse of the aftermath of a collision between two exoplanets is giving scientists a view of what can
Continue readingUniverse May Be Full of Earth-like Exoplanets
There may be many Earth-like planets scattered around the universe, a study has suggested, raising the possibility that other habitable
Continue readingNew algorithm digs up 18 Earth-like exoplanets from old Kepler data
So far almost 4,000 planets have been discovered orbiting stars other than the Sun, and that tally is constantly growing.
Continue reading3 explanations for ‘Oumuamua that aren’t alien spaceships
The first known interstellar visitor to the solar system is keeping astronomers guessing. Ever since it was spotted in October
Continue readingReport recommends NASA build new space telescope to look at exoplanets directly
A new report mandated by the US Congress recommends that NASA should embark on a new tranche of exoplanet missions
Continue readingDetecting life’s influence on planetary atmospheres
Biosignatures that vary in time and atmospheric gases that shouldn’t exist without life to replenish them could be two possible ways
Continue readingStudy Finds Ultrahot Planets Have Starlike Atmospheres That Destroy Water
The Hubble and Spitzer House telescopes of NASA have produced stunning observations of ultrahot planets that has left physicists perplexed. Ultrahot
Continue readingIncredible Discovery of 44 Exoplanets After Technical Fault
Scientists have found a mammoth 44 planets beyond our solar system in one go using data from the Kepler space
Continue readingScientists identify exoplanets where life could develop as it did on Earth
Scientists have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical conditions that may have led
Continue readingExoplanets could easily survive in double- and triple-star systems
Over 3,700 exoplanets have been found lurking around our universe, and although each has its own unique set of characteristics,
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