exoplanet

Aliens or not, there's much to discover in the new Kepler data

Posted in Featured, Science on 19th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

The internet has worked itself into a frenzy over the possibility that weve found an alien mega-structure.

Earth-like planets around small stars likely have protective magnetic fields, aiding chance for life

Posted in Science on 29th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Earth-like planets orbiting close to small stars probably have magnetic fields.

Earth observations show how nitrogen may be detected on exoplanets, aiding search for life

Posted in Science on 6th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Measuring nitrogen in the atmosphere of an exoplanet can be crucial to determining if it might be habitable.

NASA confirms the discovery of a rocky exoplanet just 21 light years away

Posted in Science on 1st Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

Planets like this, known as super-Earths, are ubiquitous throughout the galaxy.

'Earth 2.0' found in NASAs latest Kepler telescope haul

Posted in Science on 23rd Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Kepler-452b orbits at a similar distance from its star, though its radius is 60% larger. Mission scientists said they believed it was the most Earth-like planet yet.