Exoplanets : Science World Report

Nov 19, 2015 07:00 AM EST

Scientists Spy Baby Planet Being Born Near a Young Star for the First Time

Astronomers may have spotted a baby planet being born around a young star. The new findings may reveal a bit more about planet formation outside of our own galaxy.

Nov 18, 2015 10:30 AM EST

Radiation Blasts Leaves Earth-Like Planets Uninhabitable

In a study researchers found that a large number of earth-like planets are becoming uninhabitable due to harsh amounts of radiation.

Nov 18, 2015 10:15 AM EST

Astronomers Peer Into Galaxies' Building Blocks

The new finding is allowing the researchers to examine the galaxies' building blocks. The researchers have manged to explore the structure, formation and the evolution of galaxies through the new finding.

Nov 17, 2015 02:56 PM EST

Alien Life On Earth-Size Exoplanet? Researchers Look For Clues

Researchers have discovered an exoplanet that's is a little bigger than earth and it is located close to the solar system. The newly found exoplanet could be potentially habitable, according to researchers from the Kavli Foundation.

Nov 17, 2015 10:51 AM EST

Collision On Main-Belt Asteroid: Astronomers Find Collision Evidence

A team of astronomers have found evidence that main-belt asteroid, 493 Griseldis, collided with another space object earlier this year. The researchers made their observations using the Subaru Telescope.

Nov 16, 2015 03:40 PM EST

Galaxy With A 'Heartbeat': Astronomers Find A Pulse On Distant Galaxy

Astronomers from Yale and Harvard have discovered a distant galaxy with a "heartbeat." The researchers even got a pulse of a heartbeat every 270 days.

Nov 16, 2015 10:47 AM EST

Mysterious Dwarf Planet Found Outside Solar System

Astronomers have discovered one of the most distant objects in the solar system, a mysterious dwarf planet located three times the distance of Pluto away.

Nov 13, 2015 04:35 PM EST

Asteroid Ripped Apart Forms Glowing Ring System Around White Dwarf

For the first time researchers have captured an image of an asteroid ripped apart to form a star's glowing ring system. The white dwarf star was identified as SDSS1228+1040, by researchers from the University of Warwick's Astrophysics Group.

Nov 13, 2015 03:52 PM EST

Life In Outer Space? Early Earth's Haze Gives Clues On Habitability Elsewhere In Space

The researchers found that the far-off planet is surrounded by a pale orange haze, which is similar to the one that once engulfed the young earth. The newly found clues could be a sign of possible life in outer space, according to the researchers.

Nov 13, 2015 08:46 AM EST

Exoplanet Has Extreme Weather with Winds of 5400 MPH

Winds of over 2 kilometers per second have been discovered speeding past a planet outside of Earth's solar system.

Nov 12, 2015 08:11 AM EST

What Makes a Planet? New Classification for Exoplanets and Planets

Since the late 1980s, researchers have discovered nearly 5,000 planetary bodies orbiting stars other than the sun. Now, scientists have defined what should be called a planet and what shouldn't be.

Nov 12, 2015 07:00 AM EST

Hot, Venus-like Exoplanet in the Cosmic Neighborhood May Have an Atmosphere

A new, Venus-like planet has been found in our cosmic neighborhood. The newfound world, as hot as an oven, may just be cool enough to host an atmosphere and is only 39 light-years away.