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Kepler space telescope finds 715 new worlds
NASA’s newly developed technique to spot new planets by using the Kepler space telescope, confirmed the existence of 715 exoplanets, including four that they are in habitable […]
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The first Earth-sized Exoplanet in Habitable zone
Kepler discovers the first Earth-sized exoplanet, dubbed Kepler-186f, in the habitable zone of another Star. Watch the video… An artist’s conception of Kepler-186f Credit: NASA […]
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Exoplanet fly-by
Over the last few years and with the great help of the amazing Kepler Space Telescope, we have discovered several new planets outside our Solar […]
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Mega-Earth strange new world
Mega-Earth Kepler-10c strange new rocky exoplanet, just discovered by astronomers, has about 17 times as much mass as our planet. Artist’s impression of “mega-Earth” Kepler […]
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Best Habitable exoplanet so far
Astronomers report the discovery of Gliese 832 c, a new potentially habitable Super-Earth, best habitable exoplanet so far, sixteen light years away. Above: Artistic representation of […]
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You are officially invited to give names to Exoplanets
The International Astronomical Union (IAU), for the first time, in response to the public’s increased interest in being part of discoveries in astronomy, is organizing […]
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How we find an Exoplanet
The video from MinutePhysics explains what methods we are using to find an Exoplanet. Take a look at the interesting video… Youtube
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Water Ice Clouds found outside Solar System
The first evidence of water ice clouds on an object outside of our own Solar System, discovered. Water ice clouds exist on our own gas […]
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Potentially Habitable Moons
According to astrobiologists, these may be the four most tantalizing potentially habitable moons in our Solar System. Europa, Ganymede, Titan and Enceladus shown at the same scale. Image […]
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Chances of Finding Alien Life Greatly Increased
The recent discovery that the water in our oceans may be older than the sun has increased the chance for discovering life on exoplanets. Image […]
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NASA’s Exoplanet Travel Posters
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has just created a amazing set of Exoplanet retro travel posters. The HD 40307g, Kepler-186f, and Kepler-16b, the travel destinations of […]
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Closer than ever to discover Earth’s Twin
NASA’s Kepler Marks 1,000th Exoplanet discovery. Discovers more small worlds in Habitable Zones of other planetary systems. Above: Illustration of recently-discovered Kepler-186f, possibly Earthlike...
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NGTS the new Exoplanet hunter
The Next-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS) located at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in northern Chile, is the new Exoplanet hunter. Image © ESO/G. Lambert NGTS project will search […]
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Super Saturn has an enormous Ring System
Gigantic exoplanet ring system around J1407b much larger, heavier than Saturn’s, the first of its kind to be found outside our solar system. Image © […]
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The Milky contains billions of Habitable Planets
A new study claims that the Milky Way is home to billions of planets positioned at the ‘habitable zone.’ Above: Multiple Planets in the Habitable […]
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Are we finally alone in the Universe?
The concept of humanity being alone in the universe is frightening. A scan of 100,000 galaxies shows no sign of Alien civilizations. Above: A false-color […]
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NASA’s NExSS leading the search for Life on Distant Worlds
In a new effort NASA with NExSS, is bringing together experts spanning a variety of scientific fields for an unprecedented initiative dedicated to the search for […]
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Where Are All The Aliens? The Fermi Paradox
The universe is unbelievably big – trillions of stars and even more exoplanets. So… there just has to be life out there, right? But where […]
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The Rise and Fall of Globosome
An exoplanet inhabited by small globosomes, forming a complex society by replicating, that finally destroys their planet. “In the vastness of space, there’s a a […]
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Newly discovered planet is the most similar yet to Earth
NASA’s Kepler mission discovers Kepler-452b exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone, that is the most similar yet to Earth. Above: The possible appearance of the […]
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