Tag Archives: Exoplanetology

74 Earth-Sized Planets Have Earth-Like Circular Orbits

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The solar system, with its series of planets circling in elliptical orbits around the sun, appears to be an archer’s target when seen in model form. The earth maintains its distance from the sun in...

Kepler-10c is a Mega-Earth

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New data on a planet discovered by the Kepler space telescope back in 2011 has helped scientists to determine that Kepler-10c is actually a new type of planet — a huge, rocky “mega-Earth” that...

Scientists say that Aliens do Exist And Will Be Found Pretty Soon

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It used to be that if you asked an astronomer if there was intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, you’d get some sort of hedged response involving the vastness of the universe and statistical...

Kepler-186f is the first earth-size planet discovered by NASA

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This week, NASA announced the discovery of an earth-like planet about 500 light-years away from Earth. NASA calls it the Kepler-186f, which is situated in the Kepler-186 system, a dwarf star in the...

Detecting Water Vapor On A ‘Hot Jupiter’ Around Tau Bootis

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For the first time, a team of American astronomers has used near-infrared spectroscopy to directly detect water vapor in the atmosphere of a gas giant planet in close orbit around the bright star tau...

Astronomers Find A Planet That Wobbles Like A Top

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Newly discovered planet Kepler-413b is about 2,300 light years from Earth. It circles its two suns – an orange and red dwarf – every 66 days. It’s a gas giant that’s larger than the planet Neptune It...

Scientists Unlock Riddle Behind Kepler-34b Planet Orbiting Two Stars

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Over the past few years, astronomers have discovered several planets that are circumbinary. That is, they are planets that actually orbit two stars. Just like Tatooine in the Star Wars...

On The Hunt For The Very Closest Alien Earths

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Awash in a sea of long-lived stellar Red dwarfs, our own sun seems to be somewhat of a local anomaly. Until recently, detecting these faint M-spectral type stars — much less their potential...
    






ExoPlanet Covered With Clouds Detected in Outer Space

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Planets midway between the size of our home, Earth and Neptune, are ideal for supporting life (if it exists in outer space). This has been proved by transmission spectroscopy. The planet GJ1214b is a...
    






Over 60 Billion Planets in the Milky Way Could Support Alien Life

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Are there aliens out there in the vast recesses of deep space? The thought-provoking question has always haunted thinkers and professionals alike. But now an answer comes from the field of astronomy...