exoplanet

A Nearby Exoplanet Might Have Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere

Posted in Science on 21st Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

GJ 1132b, an extrasolar planet about 1.2 times the size and 1.6 times the mass of the Earth, intrigued astronomers when it was discovered last year.

A new Goldilocks for habitable planets

Posted in Science on 20th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

Simply being in the habitable zone may not be sufficient to support life. A planet also must start with an internal temperature that is just right.

Proposed space telescope for quality viewing of earth sized exoplanets out to 45 light years

Posted in Hardware on 16th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

The High Definition Space Telescope would be five times as big and 100 times as sensitive as Hubble.

Earth-like planets around proxima centauri discovered- could support life?

Posted in Science on 15th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

4000+ exoplanet candidates have been discovered by the Kepler mission. Proxima is the nearest star to the sun.

Planet 9 could have once been an exoplanet, stolen by our sun

Posted in Science on 31st May, 2016
by Alex Muller

'Astronomers often find exoplanets hundreds of light years away in other solar systems, but there is probably one hiding in our own backyard'