exoplanets

ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER APPARENT “OCEAN PLANET” 100 LIGHT-YEARS FROM EARTH 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 29, 2022
THE NEXT STEP? AIM THE JAMES WEBB AT IT.

By David Aragorn
Astronomers Have Detected a Curious Dust Cloud 330 Light-Years Away 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 20, 2022
Astronomers have detected a cloud of dust the size of a whole star, 330 light-years away. Its cause? A colossal smash-up between two exoplanets that were still just forming.

By David Aragorn
Sun-Like Stars Devour Planets in Chaotic Regions of Space 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 17, 2021
Astronomers have discovered that as many as a quarter of stars like the Sun eventually consume their own planets, in findings which suggest that they have a chaotic and destructive history.

By David Aragorn
New ideas on what makes a planet habitable could reshape the search for life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 8, 2021
Some planets in the habitable zone are not good for life, but others outside it might be

By David Aragorn
Cool Places We Could Migrate to Beyond Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 27, 2021
Our solar system is home to some unusual places we could potentially migrate to if Earth were to die.

By David Aragorn
Red Dwarf Exoplanets Could Be Habitable Because They Dodge Deadly Radiation From Stars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 16, 2021
Astudy has found that exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars may not be as badly affected by stellar radiation as scientists had previously suspected.

By David Aragorn
These 10 extreme exoplanets are out of this world 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 4, 2021
The more we learn about exoplanets, the more we realize the universe is stranger than we ever knew.

By David Aragorn
The tiny dot in this image may be the first look at exomoons in the making 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 30, 2021
New telescope images may provide the first view of moons forming outside the solar system.

By David Aragorn
Scientists identify 29 planets where aliens could observe Earth 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 24, 2021
Astronomers estimate 29 habitable planets are positioned to see Earth transit and intercept human broadcasts

By David Aragorn
Scientists detect signatures of life remotely 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 22, 2021
It could be a milestone on the path to detecting life on other planets: Scientists under the leadership of the University of Bern and of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS detect a key molecular property of all living organisms from a helicopter flying several kilometers above ground. The measurement technology could also open up opportunities for remote sensing of the Earth.

By David Aragorn