K2-18 b is an exoplanet that recently captured the attention of astronomers due to the presence of DMS gas molecules in its ...
Astronomers have detected the signal of a rainbow-like phenomenon known as the “glory effect” on a planet outside our solar ...
Combined data from Cheops and TESS, or the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, hinted that the anomaly might be due to something intriguing occurring in the atmosphere above the dayside.
The search for extrasolar planets is currently undergoing a seismic shift. With the deployment of the Kepler Space Telescope ...
Some stars erupt with 'superflares' 10,000 times as powerful as solar flares from the sun. A team of "stellar detectives" are ...
The NASA James Webb Space Telescope has provided astronomers with an unprecedented glimpse of a distant exoplanet, shedding ...
In her new book, astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger explores how scientists might find life elsewhere in the universe.
Instead of using chlorophyll, the green organelle that most plants have today used for photosynthesis, purple bacteria uses ...
Combined data from Cheops and TESS, or the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, hinted that the anomaly might be due to something intriguing occurring in the atmosphere above the dayside.
From the brightness variations of its host star, an exoplanet’s size and other properties can be determined. In order to ...
Similar to Earth but incapable of sustaining life. Despite surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead, lava-spewing ...