SuperEarth

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…

To date, a total of 4,884 extrasolar planets have been confirmed in 3,659 systems, with another 8,414 additional candidates awaiting confirmation. In the course of studying these new worlds, astronomers have noted something very…

Astronomers have found a super-Earth around a nearby star that will be perfect for future observations to determine what’s in its atmosphere. This is a very cool and important find. The star is called Gliese 486, and it’s a…

The newly discovered "super-Earth" planet Gliese 486 b may hold the key to discovering alien life. The planet has scientists excited for the future of exoplanetology as detailed in a new study. Gliese 486 b is located relatively close…

LHS 3844b’s hemispheric tectonics is the direct consequence of a significant temperature contrast between its day- and nightside and is absent in the present-day Solar System. This illustration shows the possible interior dynamics of…