‘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.
How many Earth-like planets are nearby?
New study provides most accurate estimate of frequency that exoplanets similar to Earth occur around stars similar to our sun.
Here’s what Earth might look like to Aliens as an Exoplanet
Scientists took images of habitable planet Earth and transformed them into what alien astronomers light-years away would see.
A Rare Look at a Rocky Exoplanet’s Surface
Astronomers using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope provide a rare glimpse of conditions on the surface of a rocky exoplanet orbiting a star beyond the Sun.