Collaborate Disseminate
Astronomers have been looking for exoplanets around Barnard’s Star for decades. Now, they’ve finally spotted one. Continue reading Scientists Discover ‘Super-Earth’ That’s Only Six Light Years Away
There may be more starless planets than stars in the Milky Way. Continue reading Rare Sighting of Two Rogue Planets That Do Not Orbit Stars
A new study suggests that the Jupiter-sized planet Kepler-1625b may host a Neptune-sized moon. Continue reading Astronomers May Have Discovered the First Known ‘Exomoon’
“Once we figure out, or I hope we figure out, that we are not alone in the universe, the connection to the cosmos is just going to be even stronger.” Continue reading Scientists Design a ‘Template’ for Plant Life on Alien Worlds
Like Spock’s home world Vulcan, this newly discovered exoplanet orbits the 40 Eridani triple star system. Continue reading Scientists Find ‘Super-Earth’ In Star System From ‘Star Trek’
Scientists have discovered thousands of alien worlds beyond the solar system. Here’s what some of them might look like on the surface. Continue reading Explore Distant Exoplanets With These NASA Simulations
The man who discovered Proxima Centauri b says he was inspired by sci-fi to search for other worlds for humans to colonize. Continue reading If We Colonize a Neighboring Solar System, Thank Guillem Anglada-Escudé
The man who discovered Proxima Centauri b says he was inspired by sci-fi to search for other worlds for humans to colonize. Continue reading If We Colonize a Neighboring Solar System, Thank Guillem Anglada-Escudé
A computer model found that under the right conditions, Luke Skywalker’s home world would, in fact, be a good place to live. Continue reading Tatooine-Like Planets With Two Suns Are Actually Good Candidates For Life
Interstellar travel is evolving into a legitimate engineering challenge, rather than an idealistic pipe dream. Continue reading NASA’s Newest Interstellar Concepts Rely on Huge Laser Arrays and Gravity Surfing