With the discovery of thousands of exoplanets orbiting other stars, the search for life elsewhere has entered an exciting new phase. So far, most of these worlds have been found many light-years away (largely due …
Many of us dream about being able to go into space and visit different planets in our Solar System or even venture to more distant worlds around other stars. Exoplanets would be particularly exciting, since …
The Kepler Space Telescope has revolutionized our understanding of exoplanets, or worlds orbiting other stars. It’s been the most successful planet-hunter by far, so far discovering thousands of exoplanets since 2009, with the promise of …
Note: this article was first published on AmericaSpace as a preview to the now-successful launch, and has been updated accordingly. The discovery of thousands of exoplanets in recent years is one of the most exciting …
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I missed posting this before, but there are some very interesting updates about the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets (seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a red dwarf star 40 light-years away). There are two new science papers, which indicate …