The odds of discovering another Earth are looking slimmer than once believed. A growing body of evidence suggests that truly ...
More studies are needed to determine whether TRAPPIST-1e has an atmosphere at all, or the hints of methane are linked to the host star.
The research is mounting up that we might not be alone in this big wide world. So what's the likelihood that aliens are out ...
Are we alone? It's one of the most basic questions of human existence. People have been trying to answer it for millennia in one form or another, but only recently have we gained the tools and ...
NASA has confirmed 6,000 exoplanets, marking a major milestone in humanity’s quest to understand other worlds. From gas giants hugging their stars to planets covered in lava or clouds of gemstones, ...
Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.