The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, also known as TESS, has recently discovered that some nearby stars have many fascinating planets orbiting them. The mission TESS has lasted for over one year so... Read more »
There’s an entirely different exoplanet in our space, and it is called Gliese b (GJ 3470 b.). It is like a hybrid exoplanet, something between Earth and Neptune. Its core is rocky,... Read more »
During the early stages of formation, stars are encircled by disks of dust and gas which spin around them, which are known as the protoplanetary disk. As the system matures the disks... Read more »
In 2016, a team of astronomers from the European Southern Observatory discovered an exoplanet, Proxima b, located in a nearby system called Proxima Centauri. The information sparked lots of discussions since the... Read more »
The harsh conditions present on some exoplanet are fascinating, and some researchers want to learn more about them. A team of researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory employed a creative method which... Read more »
HD 21749b, the planet in the question here, was discovered by TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, and the distance between it and Earth is around 53 light years. It is so... Read more »
Kepler enthusiasts are getting some really great news. The first potential planet that has ever been spotted by the Kepler telescope ten years ago has been finally confirmed. The first potential exoplanet... Read more »
An exoplanet candidate found orbiting a star six light years away from our planet has just been declared by scientists an exoplanet, and it’s called Barnard b. Back in November 2018, researchers... Read more »
The Kepler Space Telescope is sleeping and not expected to wake up since it’s out of fuel. However, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or as we all know it – TESS, is... Read more »
The NASA’s TESS space telescope, which has been on a two-year exploration mission since April last year, found a planet outside the solar system, an exoplanet, located at 53 light years away... Read more »