Researchers used the BEEER algorithm to identify a hot Jupiter in the Kepler light curve,…
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Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars outside our solar system, and their discovery has revolutionized our understanding of the universe and the potential for life beyond Earth. Scientists study exoplanets to learn about their sizes, compositions, atmospheres, and orbital dynamics, using techniques like transit observations and radial velocity measurements. Some exoplanets resemble Earth, raising exciting possibilities about habitable conditions and biosignatures. This page brings you the latest research and discoveries in exoplanet science, from newly detected worlds to insights into how planetary systems form and evolve across the galaxy.
A newly published study and a four minute video from NASA Science explore the wild…
Using the BEER algorithm, which relies on Einstein’s special theory of relativity, scientists discovered a…
Using infrared cameras equipped with spectrographs at the Palomar Observatory in California, Project 1640 was…
The Hubble Space Telescope has detected signs of Earth-like planets in debris whirling around two…
Using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, researchers are taking a closer look at exoplanets known as…
Two new transiting, close-in, giant extrasolar planets KOI-200b and KOI-889b, have been detected and characterized…
Using “characterization by proxy” and observations from the Kepler Space Telescope, researchers take a closer…
In a new paper, astronomers explore the properties Kelper 62e and 62f, which are part…
NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered several new habitable-zone planets in two new planetary systems, Kepler-69…
Using a high resolution imaging spectrograph, researchers have observed the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like planet…
A team of astronomers have conducted the first remote reconnaissance of another solar system, collecting…
In a newly released study, researchers state that the Kepler spacecraft has found over 2,300…
While studying the disc of gas and dust that surrounds the young star HD 100546,…
Aided by technology, astronomers at the University of Chicago search for far-off planets like Earth.…
Using the high-resolution infrared camera HiCIAO, an international group of astronomers captured the first vivid…
Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics believe that six percent of red dwarf stars…
Astronomers continue to research the HAT-P-7 planetary system, looking for new insights into how retrograde…