New Study Finds at Least 45 Planets With Qualities Similar to Earth

Medicine & Technology Sep 10, 2020

Astronomers claim that at least 45 exoplanets are similar to Earth—from the composition of their atmosphere to the presence of liquid water that can possibly support life.

4 of the Weirdest Kinds of Planets Ever Discovered

Jul 23, 2020

Modern science fiction has brought us worlds of ice or fire of giant planets. However, actual science is a few steps ahead in terms of being unimaginable and downright weird. Here are four of the weirdest planets ever discovered:

Scientists Find Previously "Lost" Planet in Search of Habitable Worlds

Jul 23, 2020

Scientists have found a previously lost planet using a technique used for scanning exoplanets, according to a report from the University of Warwick.

Exoplanet WASP 12-B Will Be Totally Extinguished As It's Orbit Decays

Jan 10, 2020

Expect the exoplanet WASP 12-b to die soon as it roasts in its sun after its orbit decays. Soon enough, this will be just planet that will join the cosmos as another dead world.

The Search For Earth-Like Planets Intensifies As Exo-Planets Prove to Have Less Water Than Originally Assumed

Jan 09, 2020

The search for habitable planets like Earth is a priority because it has large expanses of water, called an ocean.

Exoplanet Classification Methods & Future Breakthroughs Revealed By Researchers

May 22, 2017

Scientists and researchers discussed the future of exoplanet discoveries.

Two New Exoplanets Orbiting Red Dwarfs Discovered To Have Saturn-Like Mass

May 10, 2017

The two Saturn-like mass exoplanets were named OGLE-2013-BLG-0132b and OGLE-2013-BLG-1721b.

A Massive Exoplanet Bigger Than Jupiter is Discovered Using Gravitational Microlensing

Apr 19, 2017

Astronomers have detected another exoplanet using the gravitational microlensing technique, the planet is three times more massive than Jupiter.