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An exoplanet is every planet outside of our Solar System. Exoplanets are typically too small to be seen even by using the biggest Earth-based and space telescopes. They are usually found by analyzing the behavior of the star they are orbiting.
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DEC 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always peeking through the lenses of their fancy space telescopes to learn more about the universe aroun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 27, 2018Space & Astronomy
When you think about exoplanet research, NASA’s now-retired Kepler Space Telescope comes to mind. Kepler did a lot ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 19, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope recently ran out of fuel, preventing it from aligning its antenna toward Earth and m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 14, 2018Space & Astronomy
At six light-years away from Earth, Barnard’s Star holds the title of the second-closest stellar neighbor to our s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 31, 2018Videos
Venus’s fate may have come down from its distance from the sun. The exact distances of the Venus zone are based on ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
For more than nine-and-a-half years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope helped curious astronomers on their quest to id ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 03, 2018Space & Astronomy
While analyzing data from NASA’s Hubble and Kepler Space Telescopes, astronomers happen upon new exoplanets all th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 02, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope earned a reputation for being quite the capable exoplanet hunter, but after all thes ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2018Space & Astronomy
Alpha Centauri is one of our closest stellar neighbors at just 4.22 light years away, and astronomers think there’ ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
Among all the extrasolar systems astronomers have discovered to date, the TRAPPIST-1 system is unquestionably one of the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 24, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers restlessly search for distant exoplanets, not only because they can teach us more about the planet we live o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 23, 2018Space & Astronomy
Following in the successful footsteps of NASA’s Kepler mission, the space agency’s brand-new Transiting Exop ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
Despite an onslaught of delays that have thus far prevented NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope from being launched ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 27, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA engineers originally designed the Spitzer Space Telescope to observe the heavens for approximately 2.5 years. But 1 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 15, 2018Space & Astronomy
Exoplanetary research is a hot commodity among astronomers. Not only can it teach us more about planetary formation and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 13, 2018Space & Astronomy
While scanning far and wide with the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), astronomers fro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 06, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) officially began scientific operations at the end of last mont ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 01, 2018Space & Astronomy
Does the type of light being emitted by a host star impact the probability of life popping up on any of its orbiting exo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 27, 2018Space & Astronomy
NASA, in an official statement this week, announced that its Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission had co ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 09, 2018Space & Astronomy
The fuel reserves on NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope are running dangerously low, and the space agency is now prepar ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 03, 2018Space & Astronomy
The mechanisms responsible for planetary formation have captivated astronomers for as long as we can remember, but a new ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 02, 2018Space & Astronomy
Uranus, with its near-sideways 98-degree tilt and incredibly low atmospheric temperatures, is one of the most obscure pl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 01, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always looking for exoplanets that resemble Earth or sport Earth-like features. In some cases, exoplanet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 23, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The Most Mysterious Object in the Universe (Physics Girl) To astronomers, the status of brown dwarf has been quite ambig ...Written By: Daniel Duan
DEC 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always peeking through the lenses of their fancy space telescopes to learn more about the universe aroun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 27, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When you think about exoplanet research, NASA’s now-retired Kepler Space Telescope comes to mind. Kepler did a lot
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 19, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope recently ran out of fuel, preventing it from aligning its antenna toward Earth and m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 14, 2018
Space & Astronomy
At six light-years away from Earth, Barnard’s Star holds the title of the second-closest stellar neighbor to our s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 31, 2018
Videos
Venus’s fate may have come down from its distance from the sun. The exact distances of the Venus zone are based on
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
For more than nine-and-a-half years, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope helped curious astronomers on their quest to id
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 03, 2018
Space & Astronomy
While analyzing data from NASA’s Hubble and Kepler Space Telescopes, astronomers happen upon new exoplanets all th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 02, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope earned a reputation for being quite the capable exoplanet hunter, but after all thes
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Alpha Centauri is one of our closest stellar neighbors at just 4.22 light years away, and astronomers think there’
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Among all the extrasolar systems astronomers have discovered to date, the TRAPPIST-1 system is unquestionably one of the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 24, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers restlessly search for distant exoplanets, not only because they can teach us more about the planet we live o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 23, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Following in the successful footsteps of NASA’s Kepler mission, the space agency’s brand-new Transiting Exop
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Despite an onslaught of delays that have thus far prevented NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope from being launched
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 27, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA engineers originally designed the Spitzer Space Telescope to observe the heavens for approximately 2.5 years. But 1
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 15, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Exoplanetary research is a hot commodity among astronomers. Not only can it teach us more about planetary formation and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 13, 2018
Space & Astronomy
While scanning far and wide with the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), astronomers fro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 06, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) officially began scientific operations at the end of last mont
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Does the type of light being emitted by a host star impact the probability of life popping up on any of its orbiting exo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 27, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA, in an official statement this week, announced that its Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission had co
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The fuel reserves on NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope are running dangerously low, and the space agency is now prepar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 03, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The mechanisms responsible for planetary formation have captivated astronomers for as long as we can remember, but a new
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 02, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Uranus, with its near-sideways 98-degree tilt and incredibly low atmospheric temperatures, is one of the most obscure pl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 01, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always looking for exoplanets that resemble Earth or sport Earth-like features. In some cases, exoplanet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 23, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The Most Mysterious Object in the Universe (Physics Girl) To astronomers, the status of brown dwarf has been quite ambig
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan