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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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AUG 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 DuanMAY 20, 2018Space & Astronomy
It’s been about a month since NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission launched into spac ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 16, 2018Technology
NASA Studies Astrobiology: Life on Earth and ElsewhereWritten By: Julia TraversMAY 08, 2018Space & Astronomy
At least 25 proposed space exploration concepts were submitted to the European Space Agency by the scientific community ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 07, 2018Videos
There are so many exoplanets out there that it's difficult to keep track of them all, but a significant amount of them a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 02, 2018Space & Astronomy
Determining the composition of exoplanetary atmospheres is no easy task given the sheer distance that separates them fro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2018Chemistry & Physics
What is like in the core of large rocky planets? Using high-powered laser beams, a team of researchers from Princeton Un ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 24, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always discovering new exoplanets, and each one exhibits unique characteristics that set it apart from t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2018Videos
Only a handful of the planets in our solar system sport planetary rings and various theories encompass their formation. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2018Space & Astronomy
SpaceX was originally poised to ignite the engines of one of its flagship Falcon 9 rockets Monday evening, but it now se ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2018Space & Astronomy
The Kepler Space Telescope’s days are numbered due to limited fuel resources, but that won’t keep astronomer ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always hunting for worlds beyond our solar system to learn more about how our planetary neighborhood for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 25, 2018Videos
Origami is an ancient Japanese art involving paper-folding, but we can attribute it to so much more than just paper. NAS ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 21, 2018Space & Astronomy
The TRAPPIST-1 system made headlines last year when astronomers found not just one, but seven terrestrial Earth-like exo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 20, 2018Space & Astronomy
Exoplanetary research has been one of NASA’s forefront interests for ages, and it now seems that the European Spac ...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
MAY 20, 2018
Space & Astronomy
It’s been about a month since NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission launched into spac
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2018
Technology
NASA Studies Astrobiology: Life on Earth and Elsewhere
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 08, 2018
Space & Astronomy
At least 25 proposed space exploration concepts were submitted to the European Space Agency by the scientific community
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 07, 2018
Videos
There are so many exoplanets out there that it's difficult to keep track of them all, but a significant amount of them a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 02, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Determining the composition of exoplanetary atmospheres is no easy task given the sheer distance that separates them fro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
What is like in the core of large rocky planets? Using high-powered laser beams, a team of researchers from Princeton Un
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 24, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always discovering new exoplanets, and each one exhibits unique characteristics that set it apart from t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2018
Videos
Only a handful of the planets in our solar system sport planetary rings and various theories encompass their formation.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2018
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX was originally poised to ignite the engines of one of its flagship Falcon 9 rockets Monday evening, but it now se
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The Kepler Space Telescope’s days are numbered due to limited fuel resources, but that won’t keep astronomer
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are always hunting for worlds beyond our solar system to learn more about how our planetary neighborhood for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 25, 2018
Videos
Origami is an ancient Japanese art involving paper-folding, but we can attribute it to so much more than just paper. NAS
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 21, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The TRAPPIST-1 system made headlines last year when astronomers found not just one, but seven terrestrial Earth-like exo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 20, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Exoplanetary research has been one of NASA’s forefront interests for ages, and it now seems that the European Spac
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard