Stellar Flares Affect the Habitability of Exoplanets

SPACE 11.09.2020 19:00 PM

Researchers discovered that active stars might be responsible for exoplanets becoming inhabitable. The evolution of planetary atmospheres is influenced by space weather which generally comprises of events on the Sun and near-Earth space.

Astronomers Found Rock-Raining Exoplanet With 60-Mile-Deep Lava Seas

11.05.2020 12:00 PM

The Earth-size planet has winds four times the speed of sound with temperatures of about 3,000 degrees Centigrade on one side - hot enough to vaporize rock.

Experts Found Earth-Sized Rogue Planet Floating in Milky Way

11.02.2020 08:00 AM

Rogue planets are free-floating, non-star circling planets. Scientists have found the smallest rogue object in our Milky Way galaxy. They are about the size of Mars and Earth.

Aliens From Almost 1,000 Nearby Stars Could Be Looking Straight Back at Us

10.23.2020 18:00 PM

Ever get the feeling you're being watched by aliens? Experts say at least 1,000 neighboring stars are detecting life on Earth.

"Superhabitable" Exoplanets May Be Better Than Earth

10.07.2020 09:30 AM

For years, experts have searched for signs of life in space, namely traces of water. A recent paper described 24 exoplanets that may be superhabitable and provide living conditions similar or better than on Earth.

X-Ray Data Reveals First Planet Candidate From Another Galaxy

09.25.2020 08:00 AM

Planets outside the Solar System, or exoplanets, have been continuously discovered since 1995. Now, scientists report that the first planet from another galaxy was just discovered using X-ray images from 2012.

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

09.10.2020 08:30 AM

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.

Other Stars Can Support Up To Seven Habitable Planets

08.05.2020 08:40 AM

One of the goals of exoplanetary science is detecting other habitable planets similar to our own Earth. A new study provides insight into the rate of these "new Earths" occurring around other stars - with some of them supporting up to seven of these planets.

4 Most Interesting Things Ever Found Across the Universe

07.30.2020 07:20 AM

From galactic alcohol deposits to icons ripped straight off literature books, here are some of the most interesting things ever found across the universe.

Scientists: Two Newly Discovered ‘Super Earth’ Exoplanets Are Habitable

06.25.2020 23:40 PM

A pair of exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf near the Sun may be habitable, scientists say. They are yet to confirm if a third planet exists and show signs of life.

There Might Be ‘Ocean World’ Planets Within the Milky Way, Planetary Scientist Claims

06.19.2020 08:08 AM

Astronomers believe that several exoplanets may be habitable, showing heat signatures and ocean world properties through mathematical calculations.

Scientists Discover Hot Jupiters That Rain Titanium, and That's Not the Best Part of the Research Yet!

06.09.2020 20:40 PM

In a new study, astronomers study the atmosphere of Hot Jupiters, exoplanets which may enable them to understand our own Jupiter in the future.

Rocky Earth-like Planet Found Orbiting A Star One-Tenth of The Sun's Size 25,000 Light Years Away

05.13.2020 00:12 AM

Astronomers spotted a "one in a million discovery" of the exoplanet 25,000 light-years away orbiting around a failed star.

First Exoplanet Discovered by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Suddenly Disappeared, Where Could It Possibly Go?

04.22.2020 01:17 AM

The first exoplanet discovered in 2004 may not be a planet at all but just a giant dust cloud created by a collision of two icy asteroids, according to scientists.

Gigantic Exoplanet Might be the Exposed Core of a Giant Gas Planet

04.14.2020 06:47 AM

The bizarre exoplanet that resides in the mostly barren 'hot Neptunian desert' may be the remnant core of a similar giant gas planet.

It's Raining Iron on a Distant Exoplanet

03.15.2020 08:35 AM

An exoplanet that rains molten iron was discovered by astronomers. A bizarre exoplanet that rains molten iron was discovered by astronomers. The exoplanet's weather conditions include a steady showering of molten iron rain, 2,400 degrees Celsius temperature, and winds above 10,000mph.

CHEOPS Launched by European Space Agency to Search for Exoplanets

01.08.2020 08:47 AM

Exoplanets are not visible through telescopes, which is why ESA and NASA found a way to be able to search for them through CHEOPS.

NASA's TESS Finds its Smallest Exoplanet Yet

07.13.2019 06:49 AM

The most recent discovery that TESS has forwarded to scientists on Earth is the set of planets smaller than the Earth.

Astronomers Discover a “Forbidden Planet”

06.09.2019 23:15 PM

Its mass is 20 Earth masses and it speeds around its star in a full orbit every 1.3 days. Astronomers have found an exoplanet so rare that they have deemed it "The Forbidden Planet," according to a new study.

The Hottest Known Exoplanet Has Rare-Earth Metals

05.14.2019 07:41 AM

Scientists have recently detected traces of evaporated sodium, magnesium, chromium, and the rare-Earth metals scandium and yttrium on one exoplanet.

Planet Habitability Could Depend on Its Interior Composition Rather than Atmospheric Conditions

05.05.2019 22:30 PM

Colleagues from Carnegie propose the concept of planetary interiors as the main player in habitability.