exoplanets

Earth is our only example of a habitable planet, so it makes sense to search for Earth-size worlds when...

For generations, humans have dreamed, speculated, and theorized about the possibility of journeying to distant stars, finding habitable planets...

A recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters examines a rare alloy molecule known as chromium hydride (CrH)...

Searching for exoplanets is incredibly difficult given their literal astronomical distances from Earth, which is why a myriad of...

It’s easy to think of Earth as a water world, with its vast oceans and beautiful lakes, but compared...

When you hear the phrase “spiral arms” you probably think of galaxies. Lots of galaxies have bright arcs...

Astronomers are getting better at gathering data about exoplanets. We have discovered thousands of them, measuring their mass,...

In a recent study published in Science Advances, a team of researchers commissioned the Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) , which...