All Entries Tagged With: "Exoplanets"
Alien world is blacker than coal
Super-hot, almost-pitch black world orbits a star 750 light-years from Earth.
Exoplanets have unearthly light shows
Planets close to their stars are blasted by stellar storms, producing stunning sky displays.
Aussie scope to be upgraded
New planets, exploding stars and space junk the targets for improved WA telescope.
Hubble’s one-millionth observation
Orbiting observatory racks up milestone in study of planet 1,000 light-years away.
New way to find alien planets
Astronomers think small, overlooked stars could be good places to search for planets.
Fertile ground for other Earths
White dwarf star systems could be the ideal to places to find habitable planets.
Updated census of Sun-like stars
Stellar oscillations are telling astronomers more about the life story of stars.
Hot, giant planet seen again
New images confirm the presence of a hot, giant planet orbiting a nearby star.
The carbon planet
Jupiter-sized planet, and one of the hottest known, forces a rethink of how planets form.
Family of planets found
Astronomers amazed by the discovery of six planets orbiting a single Sun-like star.
