Exoplanets : Science World Report

Apr 15, 2014 11:49 PM EDT

Telescope Apps Help Amateurs Hunt for Exoplanets

People around the world are being invited to learn how to hunt for planets, using two new online apps devised by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin and UC Santa Cruz.

Apr 14, 2014 07:24 AM EDT

Astronomers Discover First Ever Exomoon Outside Our Solar System--Maybe

Astronomers may have made an important discovery--or not. They've found a possible exomoon, which is a moon orbiting a planet beyond our sun.

Mar 25, 2014 12:11 AM EDT

Gemini Planet Imager – A New Eye to Scan the Sky for Exoplanets

There is excitement in astronomy and planetary science departments worldwide as the new Gemini Planet Imager, housed in the Gemini South Telescope in the Chilean Andes, turns its razor-sharp gaze to the skies.

Feb 19, 2014 02:41 PM EST

Astronomers Close in On Far-Away Earth

Astronomers are getting closer to finding a rocky, water-rich planet like earth after proving new technology that can spot minute changes to starlight.

Jan 23, 2014 07:19 AM EST

Astronomers Spot New, Neptune-Sized Exoplanet with the Help of a Brilliant Star

With the help of a bright star, astronomers have spotted a new exoplanet the size of Neptune. The finding could help researchers better understand this double star system.

Jan 20, 2014 06:01 PM EST

Rare Brown Dwarf Discovery Provides Benchmark for Exoplanet Research

A team of researchers has directly imaged a very rare type of brown dwarf that can serve as a benchmark for studying objects with masses that lie between stars and planets.

Jan 09, 2014 08:19 AM EST

Massive Exoplanets May Have Earth-like Climate with Oceans and Continents

Massive planets called "super-Earths" are common in our galaxy, the Milky Way. Now, though, scientists have found that these planets are far more likely to have an Earth-like climate than previously thought.

Jan 07, 2014 09:38 PM EST

Newfound Lightest Exoplanet Yet is Earth-Mass But Gassy

An international team of astronomers has discovered the first Earth-mass planet that transits, or crosses in front of, its host star. KOI-314c is the lightest planet to have both its mass and physical size measured.

Jan 06, 2014 04:54 PM EST

New Rocky Exoplanets Confirmed, Kepler Provides Insight About Ubiquitous Planets

More than three-quarters of the planet candidates discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft have sizes ranging from that of Earth to that of Neptune, which is nearly four times as big as Earth.

Dec 19, 2013 11:47 PM EST

New Technique Measures Mass of Exoplanets

Method will help scientists determine the mass of exoplanets that are not measurable in any other way.

Dec 12, 2013 09:41 AM EST

Atmospheric Peculiarity Earth Shares With Other Planets Can Help Identify Habitable Worlds

Atmospheric peculiarities similar to Earth and a few other planets may also be common to billion other planets and moons in the galaxy, researchers find.

Dec 03, 2013 04:28 PM EST

Second Solar System Detected

A team of astrophysicists at the German Aerospace Center, together with European colleagues, has discovered the most extensive planetary system to date, with striking similarity to our own Solar system! Seven planets circle the star KOI-351 – more than in other known planetary systems.