White dwarf stars may host more habitable exoplanets than expected
Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected could ...
Even more planets may be hiding in Kepler's fields
Kepler was one of the most successful exoplanet-hunting missions so far. It discovered 2,600 confirmed exoplanets—almost half of the total—in its almost 10 years of operation. However, most data ...
Is methane the key to finding life on other worlds?
How would detecting methane help astronomers identify if exoplanets, or even exomoons, have life as we know it, or even as we ...
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Exoplanets Discovery
Kepler-51e’s orbit, just inside the s... Indian scientists have identified a new exoplanet named TOI-6651b, which is five times larger than Earth and has a mass around 60 times greater.
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NASA’s ‘most prolific planet hunter so far’ — the story of the Kepler Space Telescope
In the case of Kepler, the team did. The mirror was moved by a mere 40 micrometres and the images sharpened. And so, the mission got to work. Whereas it was a long wait to detect an exoplanet with ...
What Is NASA's Pandora Mission? All You Need To Know
NASA's Pandora mission, launching in fall 2025, will study the atmospheres of over 20 exoplanets, focusing on clouds, hazes, ...