First Image of a Multi-Planet System around a Star
The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) has taken the first ever image of a young, Sun-like star accompanied by two giant exoplanets.
Star/Exoplanet best twin to the Sun/Earth discovered
Astronomers have found the star Kepler-160 and its companion KOI-456.04 are more reminiscent of the Sun-Earth system than any previously known exoplanet-star pair.
Another Earth
This artist’s concept shows exoplanet Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star.
‘One in a million’ Super-Earth discovered
Astronomers have found an incredibly rare new Super-Earth exoplanet towards the centre of the our galaxy.
Most Earth-like Exoplanet discovered
The most Earth-like exoplanet discovered, 300 light-years away, orbiting in the habitable zone of its star., hidden in early NASA Kepler data.
This Exoplanet is so Hot that it Rains Iron
ESO Telescope observes an exoplanet where temperatures climb above 2400 degrees Celsius and could rain iron.
Discovery of a Doomed Planet
This hot jupiter exoplanet is doomed. Hot jupiters are giant planets like Jupiter that orbit much closer to their parent stars than Mercury does to our Sun.
When Exoplanets Collide
This artist’s concept illustrates a catastrophic collision between two rocky exoplanets in the planetary system BD +20 307, turning both into dusty debris.
First Earth-Size Exoplanet in the Habitable Zone discovered
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) finds first Earth-size exoplanet in the Habitable Zone.
First Exoplanet discovered with Water
First super-Earth exoplanet discovered with water vapor, orbiting in the habitable zone of its star, which may hold alien life.