Collaborate Disseminate
So far almost 4,000 planets have been discovered orbiting stars other than the Sun, and that tally is constantly growing. Now another 18 exoplanets have been added to the haul, but the difference this time is that all of them are roughly Eart… Continue reading New algorithm digs up 18 Earth-like exoplanets from old Kepler data
Since its launch in March 2009, the Kepler Space Telescope has provided us with an incredible amount of data about exoplanets within our galaxy, proving these worlds are more varied and numerous than we could ever have imagined. Before its launch we simply didn’t know how common planets such as ours were, but today we know the Milky Way contains billions of them. Some of these worlds are so hot they have seas of molten rock, others experience two sunsets a day as they orbit a pair of stars. Perhaps most importantly, thousands of the planets found by Kepler are …read more
Continue reading Kepler Closes Eyes After a Decade of Discovery
Adam Frank’s new book Light of the Stars explores how the search for intelligent alien life in the universe can help humans combat climate change on Earth. Continue reading Stop Saying ‘Humans Suck’ Because of Climate Change, Says Astrobiologist
Unless you like radiation blasts to the face. Continue reading Proxima B May Not Be Such a Great Second Home For Humanity After All
The search for habitable planets is driven by capitalism’s failures Continue reading Capitalism Will Ruin Other Planets After It Ruins Earth
Simulations suggest that the closest Earth-like exoplanet would be habitable under a far greater range of orbital and atmospheric conditions than previously assumed. Continue reading Simulations Predict a Hemisphere-Wide Thunderstorm on Proxima B
Simulations suggest that the closest Earth-like exoplanet would be habitable under a far greater range of orbital and atmospheric conditions than previously assumed. Continue reading Simulations Predict a Hemisphere-Wide Thunderstorm on Proxima B
For the first time, scientists observed weather patterns on a gas giant beyond our solar system. Continue reading Clouds On This Planet Could Be Made Of The Same Stuff As Rubies
It’s kind of like observing “a speck of tinsel floating in front of a spotlight hundreds of miles away.” Continue reading New Tool Allows Astronomers to Directly Observe Exoplanets
“The search for life on Proxima b comes next.” Continue reading The Sun’s Closest Neighbor Has Its Own Earth-Sized World