The Kepler space telescope has helped us discover many potentially habitable exoplanets that may harbour life. How does it ...
Our quest to find a “second Earth” has long occupied scientists and dreamers alike. The possibility of another world ...
IT’S been nearly 40 years since the first planet outside of our Solar System was discovered. Since then, more than 5,800 weird and wonderful worlds across 4,300 planetary systems have been ...
BYUH students share their understanding of exoplanets and what humanity’s enduring hunt for life outside the solar system ...
The shape of a planet's orbit is one of its fundamental properties, along with its size and distance from its host star.
Planets change orbit shape around Neptune’s size. Metal-rich stars help giant planets form. Eccentric orbits suggest chaotic planet formation.
“It's remarkable what we've been able to learn about the orbits of planets around other stars using the Kepler Space Telescope,” Petigura said. “The telescope was named after Johannes ...
Blue Origin will have an all-female crew that’s traveling into space from the company’s launch site in West Texas. Katy Perry ...
Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...