A unique Planetary System
ESA’s exoplanet mission Cheops has revealed a unique planetary system consisting of six exoplanets.
Possible Exoplanet Radio Emission detected
Scientists detected radio bursts emanating from the constellation Boötes, that could be the first radio emission collected from a planet beyond our solar system.
There are about 300 million Habitable Planets in the Milky Way
Scientists using data from the Kepler space telescope, estimated that there could be as many as 300 million potentially habitable planets in our galaxy.
First ever direct Observation of an Exoplanet
Astronomers using the GRAVITY instrument at the VLT telescopes in Chile have now obtained the first direct confirmation of an exoplanet, the β Pictoris c, discovered by
Some Exoplanets may be better for Life than Earth
Earth is not necessarily the best planet in the universe, especially in our days.
Earth-sized ‘pi planet’ with a 3.14-day orbit
Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet that zips around its star every 3.14 days.
Exoplanets could be made of Diamond and Rock
Scientists say exoplanets circling carbon-rich stars could be made of diamond and silica.
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.