Exoplanets
Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs
Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs Astronomer Juliette Becker explains that life could exist on planets orbiting white dwarfs, which are small, dense stars that form when a star like our Sun exhausts its fuel and expands into a red giant phase. White dwarfs are […]
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May’s Night Sky Notes: How Do We Find Exoplanets?
May’s Night Sky Notes: How Do We Find Exoplanets? Astronomers have been searching for exoplanets since the 19th century, but it wasn’t until the mid-1990s that technology caught up and led to the first discovery of a planet orbiting another star-like star, Pegasi 51b. There are several methods used to detect exoplanets, including the Transit […]
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Discovery Alert: Four Little Planets, One Big Step
Discovery Alert: Four Little Planets, One Big Step Explore This Section Exoplanets Home Exoplanets Overview Exoplanets Facts Types of Exoplanets Stars What is the Universe Search for Life The Big Questions Are We Alone? Can We Find Life? The Habitable Zone Why We Search Target Star Catalog Discoveries Discoveries Dashboard How We Find and Characterize […]
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Gas hunt may reveal signs of alien life on distant planets
Gas hunt may reveal signs of alien life on distant planets Researchers have identified a promising new way to detect life on faraway planets. Their approach hinges on worlds that look nothing like Earth and gases rarely considered in the search for extraterrestrials. In a new Astrophysical Journal Letters paper, the researchers describe these gases, […]
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