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Using the Sun as a Gravitational Lens Would Let Us See Exoplanets With Incredible
Have you ever seen wispy arcs and rings in astronomical images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories? These unusual features are caused by a quirk of nature called gravitational lensing, which occurs when light…
New Clues to Mysterious Formation of Hot Jupiter Exoplanets
An artist’s concept of a “hot Jupiter” extrasolar planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechAstronomers discover a new way of determining the relative age of exoplanets and prove there are multiple ways these planets form.In our solar system,…
Astronomers Have Found a Super-Earth Near The Habitable Zone of Its Star
The very tiny motion of a small star has revealed the presence of a super-Earth exoplanet, orbiting at a distance that is close to habitable.Around a faint red dwarf called Ross 508, located just 36.5 light-years away (yet too dim to be…
The Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES) Could Detect Exoplanets Within a few Dozen
As of this article’s writing, NASA has indicated that 5,030 extrasolar planets have been confirmed in 3,772 systems, with another 8,974 candidates awaiting confirmation. With next-generation instruments like the James Webb Space…
How do astronomers find exoplanets? 5 of the best methods, explained
On March 21, NASA announced the confirmation of the 5,000th planet outside our Solar System. From scorching-hot gas giants nestled near their parent star to rocky worlds that may host water on their surface, there’s a variety for…
New Way to Glimpse Distant Worlds Could Give Us Our First Real Look at Exoplanets
Planets outside of our Solar System are rather dull things. So dull, we can only see them directly by sifting out a scattering of reflected rays amid the glare of their parent star. Even then, the best we can manage is a pinprick to…
Stanford’s Futuristic Gravity Telescope Could Image Exoplanets – 1,000x More Powerful
A futuristic technique conceptualized by Stanford University scientists could empower astronomical imaging far more advanced than what is presently possible. Credit: Alexander MadurowiczA futuristic “gravity telescope” technique…
A Fleet of Space Telescopes Flying in Formation Could Reveal Details on Exoplanets
We’ve found thousands of exoplanets in the last couple of decades. We’ve discovered exoplanets unlike anything in our own Solar System. But even with all we’ve found, it seems like there’s more and more to discover. Space scientists of…
Ukrainian Astronomers Discover ‘Exocomets’ around Another Star News and Research
When a comet dips near the sun, it’s a spectacular and rare sight from here on Earth. Our solar system is brimming with these small chunks of ice, though, orbiting a great distance from the sun in the far-out Oort Cloud. Given comets’…