NASA discovers 85 Earth-like planets that could support life
1 year, 2 months ago

NASA discovers 85 Earth-like planets that could support life

Daily Mail  

Scientists have revealed a promising development in the search for alien life. Generally, if a planet is a similar distance from its star as Earth from the sun, scientists could reasonably suggest it's not too hot and not too cold – and therefore could be habitable. The scientists know this because the planets orbited their star just twice during a given study period, rather than three times like exoplanets previously discovered by TESS. 'We know the most probable time for orbit but it's not confirmed – and this informs the distance from the star,' Dr Hawthorn told MailOnline. 'Future work perhaps by other research groups would confirm the planets – a planet is considered to be "confirmed" when it has a mass,' Dr Hawthorn told MailOnline.

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Nasa creates history with discovery of 6 new planets outside Solar System
8 months, 1 week ago

Nasa creates history with discovery of 6 new planets outside Solar System

India Today  

Nasa has announced the discovery of six new worlds, pushing the total number of confirmed planets beyond our solar system to 5,502. FINDING SIX NEW PLANETS The newly discovered exoplanets showcase a diverse range of characteristics. These discoveries employed various detection methods, including the radial velocity technique, which measures stellar wobble caused by orbiting planets, and the transit method, which …

2023 was a landmark year for exoplanet discoveries, including many that could harbor alien life
1 year, 3 months ago

2023 was a landmark year for exoplanet discoveries, including many that could harbor alien life

Salon  

Up until the mid 1990s, astronomers didn't know for certain if there were any planets outside of our own solar system. 01 Scientists discover potentially habitable TOI 700 e Located about 100 light-years away, scientists announced this year that they believe the exoplanet TOI 700 e could be habitable for life. While three other planets have also been discovered in …

Astronomers find seven planets being 'fried' by their star
1 year, 4 months ago

Astronomers find seven planets being 'fried' by their star

The Hindu  

In our solar system, little rocky Mercury is the planet orbiting closest to the sun, perpetually fried by solar radiation seven times more intense than what we experience on Earth. Astronomers using data obtained by NASA's now-retired Kepler space telescope have identified seven planets orbiting a star in our Milky Way galaxy, with all of them suffering the wrath of …

NASA's Kepler discovers trio of exoplanets in final days of decade-long mission
1 year, 9 months ago

NASA's Kepler discovers trio of exoplanets in final days of decade-long mission

Hindustan Times  

A team of astrophysicists and citizen scientists have identified a trio of exoplanets, which may have been some of the last planets that NASA's retired Kepler space telescope observed over its nearly decade-long mission. Working with Visual Survey Group, a collaboration between citizen scientists and professional astronomers working on data from several space missions, Incha and her team scanned the …

Planet that celebrates New Year every 5 days discovered
2 years, 2 months ago

Planet that celebrates New Year every 5 days discovered

India Today  

While the Earth has begun its new orbit around the Sun, it will take it 361 days to complete it and marks a New Year on the planet. Researchers at the University of Southern Queensland have spotted a planet that is so close to the star that it completes one revolution around it in just five days. "Nasa's Transiting Exoplanet …

Two potentially habitable planets discovered in our backyard. They are Earth-like
2 years, 3 months ago

Two potentially habitable planets discovered in our backyard. They are Earth-like

India Today  

For decades the field of astronomy has been centered around the question, is there another Earth out there? An international team of astronomers has found two planets that have Earth-like masses and are orbiting a red dwarf star. What's interesting is that it's not far from our solar system, just 16 light-years away, and both planets are in the habitable …

Scientists have now discovered more than 5,000 exoplanets
3 years ago

Scientists have now discovered more than 5,000 exoplanets

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I get excited about every one because we don’t know anything about them.” The first confirmed exoplanets …

There are 5,000 worlds outside our solar system, some like Earth, confirms Nasa
3 years ago

There are 5,000 worlds outside our solar system, some like Earth, confirms Nasa

India Today  

When humans began looking into the sky, the first thought that popped the scientific curiosity was are we alone in the universe? With the discovery of 65 new planets, Nasa has confirmed the presence of over 5000 such planetary bodies around stars beyond our solar system, marking a new milestone in space exploration. OVER 5000 NEW WORLDS BEYOND OUR SOLAR …

Nasa’s TESS satellite has discovered 5,000 possible alien worlds in four years
3 years, 1 month ago

Nasa’s TESS satellite has discovered 5,000 possible alien worlds in four years

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has discovered 5,000 objects of interest. As yet, …

Atmosphere-rich world 2.5 times bigger than Earth discovered
3 years, 8 months ago

Atmosphere-rich world 2.5 times bigger than Earth discovered

India Today  

In search of life beyond Earth's orbit, scientists have come across an exoplanet which is rich in atmosphere and ripe for deep study. "It is one of the coolest, comparatively small planets known to date, and in a prime position for the components of its atmosphere to be teased apart by space telescopes," Nasa said in a statement. While the …

Astronomers discover exoplanet that behaves like long theorized Planet Nine
4 years, 3 months ago

Astronomers discover exoplanet that behaves like long theorized Planet Nine

Hindustan Times  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and European Space Agency’s Hubble Space Telescope have helped astronomers and astronauts identify a bizarre exoplanet that behaves a lot like the long hypothesised ‘Planet Nine’. However, for scientists to pinpoint the Jupiter-like planet’s orbit, the Hubble Space Telescope was required to collect accurate measurements of its motion over 14 years. Hubble scientists also …

Scientists find two dozen ‘superhabitable’ exoplanets located over 100 light-years away
4 years, 5 months ago

Scientists find two dozen ‘superhabitable’ exoplanets located over 100 light-years away

Firstpost  

Looking among the 4,500 known exoplanets, 24 planets were shortlisted that ranged from anywhere between five billion years and eight billion years old. In a study led by Washington State University9WSU) geobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch, two dozen exoplanets have been identified that are “super habitable” for living beings. They looked among the 4,500 known exoplanets and shortlisted those that range from …

Forty-five known exoplanets possess an Earth-like atmosphere
4 years, 6 months ago

Forty-five known exoplanets possess an Earth-like atmosphere

Daily Mail  

Astronomers have found at least 45 planets orbiting distant stars that possess Earth-like qualities including a similar atmosphere and life sustaining liquid water. Only 17 of the 55 planets in the catalogue met the criteria defined by the Swedish researchers for being 'Earth-like' but the team found another 28 planets on the wider exoplanet list that also met the criteria …

Nearly 140 new minor planets are discovered beyond Neptune
5 years ago

Nearly 140 new minor planets are discovered beyond Neptune

Daily Mail  

Scientists have identified nearly 140 new minor planets in the darkness just beyond Neptune's orbit. These objects ranged in distance from about 30 astronomical units, which is close to Neptune's orbit, right out to over 90 AU The Dark Energy Survey uses technology to map galaxies, detect supernova and find patters of cosmic structures that help experts learn about the …

A cold Neptune and two super-Earths are among newly found exoplanets around nearby stars
5 years, 2 months ago

A cold Neptune and two super-Earths are among newly found exoplanets around nearby stars

CNN  

CNN — Five exoplanets and eight planet candidates have been found around nearby stars, including a “cold Neptune” and two super-Earths that are potentially habitable, according to a new study. The two super-Earths, GJ180d and GJ229Ac, were found around small red dwarf stars that are 19 and 40 light-years away from our sun, while the cold Neptune was found around …

Giant exoplanet is ‘like a wrecking ball,’ astronomers say
5 years, 6 months ago

Giant exoplanet is ‘like a wrecking ball,’ astronomers say

CNN  

CNN — Astronomers have discovered an unlikely exoplanet with the strangest orbit they’ve ever witnessed more than 100 light-years away, according to a new study. It makes me wonder how many other stars have massive planets on these slingshot orbits and we usually miss them.” The exoplanet’s very elliptical orbit is not unusual for giant planets around other stars, but …

NASA's space telescopes help identify Earth-like exoplanet 48.6 light-years away
5 years, 7 months ago

NASA's space telescopes help identify Earth-like exoplanet 48.6 light-years away

Firstpost  

The exoplanet is 1.3 times larger than Earth and is locked in a tight orbit around a small, relatively cool star. The planet lies about 48.6 light-years from Earth and is one of more than 4,000 so-called exoplanets identified over the past two decades circling distant stars in our home galaxy, the Milky Way. Known to astronomers as LHS 3844b, …

Planet-hunting satellite TESS finds ‘missing link’ exoplanets
5 years, 7 months ago

Planet-hunting satellite TESS finds ‘missing link’ exoplanets

CNN  

CNN — NASA’s planet-hunting satellite TESS has discovered more than 20 exoplanets during its first year of observations, including some “missing link” planets entirely unlike anything in our own solar system. And the new star system may harbor planets within the habitable zone, in which the temperature on a planet’s surface is just right to support liquid water and potentially …

Stunning video maps out all of the 4,000 exoplanets discovered by NASA
5 years, 8 months ago

Stunning video maps out all of the 4,000 exoplanets discovered by NASA

Daily Mail  

The Kepler mission has spotted thousands of exoplanets since 2014, with 30 planets less than twice the size of Earth now known to orbit within the habitable zones of their stars. Kepler-452b, dubbed 'Earth 2.0', shares many characteristics with our planet despite sitting 1,400 light years away. 2) The first planet found to orbit two stars Kepler found a planet …

Astronomers spy two growing exoplanets in photograph
5 years, 9 months ago

Astronomers spy two growing exoplanets in photograph

CNN  

CNN — Astronomers have photographed two juvenile exoplanets that are still growing as they orbit a young star 370 light-years from Earth. And carving out a wide gap within that disk are the two planets, PDS 70 b and PDS 70 c. The gap is between 1.9 and 3.8 billion miles. “This is the first unambiguous detection of a two-planet …

NASA's TESS planet-hunter discovers first Earth-sized exoplanet 53 light-years away
5 years, 11 months ago

NASA's TESS planet-hunter discovers first Earth-sized exoplanet 53 light-years away

Firstpost  

The exoplanet is about 23 times the Earth’s mass, while the host star is 80% our Sun’s mass. NASA’s latest planet-hunting probe has discovered its first Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a star 53 light-years away. “It’s so exciting that TESS, which launched just about a year ago, is already a game-changer in the planet-hunting business,” said Johanna Teske, Carnegie Institution for …

NASA’s TESS mission spots Earth-size exoplanet
5 years, 11 months ago

NASA’s TESS mission spots Earth-size exoplanet

CNN  

Explore humanity’s first moon landing through newly discovered and restored archival footage. CNN — NASA’s planet-hunting TESS mission has found its first Earth-size exoplanet in a star system only 53 light-years from Earth. “It’s so exciting that TESS, which launched just about a year ago, is already a game-changer in the planet-hunting business,” Johanna Teske, author of a study describing …

NASA’s planet-hunter TESS makes first discoveries
6 years, 2 months ago

NASA’s planet-hunter TESS makes first discoveries

CNN  

Explore humanity’s first moon landing through newly discovered and restored archival footage. “It’s the coolest small planet that we know of around a star this bright,” said Diana Dragomir, a postdoctoral researcher in the Massachusetts Institute for Technology’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research. “This star was already known to host a planet, called Pi Mensae b, which is …

Scientists discover 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter while hunting for the elusive Planet X
6 years, 8 months ago

Scientists discover 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter while hunting for the elusive Planet X

LA Times  

While hunting for the elusive Planet X, astronomers have discovered 12 additional moons around Jupiter, bringing the grand total of the planet’s known satellites up to a whopping 79. “We thought we might find a few more moons by covering the whole Jovian system in one exposure, which hadn’t been done before.” The researchers deliberately picked fields to image that …

More than 100 new exoplanets found as scientists hunt for 'second Earth'
7 years, 1 month ago

More than 100 new exoplanets found as scientists hunt for 'second Earth'

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have found almost 100 new planets outside our solar system. The worlds …

Five-Exoplanet System Discovered, Thanks to Citizen Scientists
7 years, 2 months ago

Five-Exoplanet System Discovered, Thanks to Citizen Scientists

India Today  

Researchers have discovered the presence of a fifth planet in the family of four planets orbiting a distant star. The planet, named K2-138f, is one-tenth the distance that Earth is to the Sun and is one of the most closely packed planetary systems known to date. The planets, all rocky, range in size from 1.6 to 3.3 times the radius …

Artificial intelligence finds solar system with 8 planets like ours
7 years, 3 months ago

Artificial intelligence finds solar system with 8 planets like ours

Live Mint  

Miami: A solar system with as many planets as our own has been discovered with the help of NASA’s Kepler space telescope and artificial intelligence, the US space agency said. “Our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star,” NASA said in a statement on Thursday. “The Kepler-90 star system is like a mini …

Yet another solar system with 8 planets discovered by NASA's AI
7 years, 3 months ago

Yet another solar system with 8 planets discovered by NASA's AI

India Today  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Thursday, December 14, announced that "our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star, with the recent discovery of an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light years from Earth." Our @NASAKepler mission's search for new planets teamed with machine learning to discover another solar …

Eight planets found orbiting distant star, NASA says
7 years, 3 months ago

Eight planets found orbiting distant star, NASA says

CNN  

Story highlights For the first time, eight planets have been found orbiting Kepler-90 It is tied with our solar system for a star hosting the most known planets CNN — For the first time, eight planets have been found orbiting a distant star, Kepler-90, 2,545 light-years from Earth in the Draco constellation, NASA announced Thursday. But Google Artificial Intelligence – …

NASA has discovered hundreds of potential new planets — and 10 may be like Earth
7 years, 4 months ago

NASA has discovered hundreds of potential new planets — and 10 may be like Earth

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "We have taken our telescope, and we have counted up how many planets are similar …

NASA's Kepler telescope used to identify 20 new potentially habitable exoplanets
7 years, 4 months ago

NASA's Kepler telescope used to identify 20 new potentially habitable exoplanets

Firstpost  

Scientists, using data from NASA’s Kepler telescope, have discovered 20 new potentially habitable exoplanets that may host alien life. Some take a relatively long time to complete a single orbit, with the longest taking 395 Earth days. The exoplanet with a 395-day year is one of the most promising worlds for life on the list, said Jeff Coughlin, part of …

NASA's Kepler discovers 10 new Earth-sized, potentially habitable planets
7 years, 9 months ago

NASA's Kepler discovers 10 new Earth-sized, potentially habitable planets

ABC  

NASA's planet-hunting telescope has found 10 new planets outside our solar system that are likely the right size and temperature to potentially have life on them. "It implies that Earth-size planets in the habitable zone around sun-like stars are not rare," said Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, who was not part of the work. It is too early to know how …

NASA’s Kepler mission finds 219 exoplanets, 10 Earth-size
7 years, 9 months ago

NASA’s Kepler mission finds 219 exoplanets, 10 Earth-size

CNN  

Story highlights Kepler has now identified 4,034 planet candidates, with 2,335 confirmed as exoplanets Ten of the planets are potentially rocky and similar to the size of Earth CNN — The NASA Kepler mission has discovered 219 more exoplanets, including 10 Earth-size planets, program scientist Mario Perez said Monday at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California. This new data from …

Kepler analysis finds 219 additional exoplanet candidates, including 10 similar to Earth
7 years, 9 months ago

Kepler analysis finds 219 additional exoplanet candidates, including 10 similar to Earth

LA Times  

Are we alone in the universe? On Monday, mission scientists said the most sophisticated and comprehensive analysis of Kepler data yet added 219 exoplanet candidates to the list of thousands already discovered by the telescope. “It’s an important question for us, ‘Are we alone?’” said Mario Perez, Kepler program scientist in the astrophysics division at NASA. In this most recent …

Exoplanet discovery: Five facts you didn't know about Nasa’s new solar system
8 years ago

Exoplanet discovery: Five facts you didn't know about Nasa’s new solar system

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa's announcement of the discovery of a new solar system including …

Nasa's discovery of 7 earth-sized exoplanets is a significant step in the search for alien lifeforms
8 years ago

Nasa's discovery of 7 earth-sized exoplanets is a significant step in the search for alien lifeforms

Firstpost  

In a remarkable step towards answering the question “Are we alone in the universe”, astronomers have spotted a nearby star with seven Earth-size planets. In a remarkable step towards answering the question “Are we alone in the universe”, astronomers have spotted a nearby star with seven Earth-size planets which could harbour liquid water, key to life as we know it, …

Scientists find a hot 'super-Earth' and 60 more planets, boosting chances of discovering life
8 years, 1 month ago

Scientists find a hot 'super-Earth' and 60 more planets, boosting chances of discovering life

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Astronomers have found 60 new planets near our own – boosting …

Exoplanet discovery: Watch to know more about inside world of Trappist-1 star and its orbiting planets
8 years, 1 month ago

Exoplanet discovery: Watch to know more about inside world of Trappist-1 star and its orbiting planets

Firstpost  

Nasa’s Spitzer Space Telescope has found seven Earth like exoplanets in orbit around a single ultracool white dwarf star. Three of the planets were initially identified as the exoplanets most suitable for life as we know it on Earth, by an international team of astronomers last year. The weather on these worlds would be more extreme than those on Earth, …

Exoplanet discovery: Seven Earth-like planets orbiting Trappist-1, but exactly what is an exoplanet?
8 years, 1 month ago

Exoplanet discovery: Seven Earth-like planets orbiting Trappist-1, but exactly what is an exoplanet?

Firstpost  

Seven Earth-like planets orbiting a small star in our Galaxy called Trappist-1, revealed Wednesday, are the most recent — and arguably the most spectacular — in a string of exoplanet discoveries going back 20 years. Paris: Seven Earth-like planets orbiting a small star in our Galaxy called Trappist-1, revealed Wednesday, are the most recent — and arguably the most spectacular …

7 Earth-size worlds found orbiting star, could hold life[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 1 month ago

7 Earth-size worlds found orbiting star, could hold life[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

An artist's depiction shows the possible surface of TRAPPIST-1f, on one of seven newly discovered planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system that scientists using the Spitzer Space Telescope and ground based telescopes have discovered according to NASA, in this illustration released February 22, 2017. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a single …

Kepler-80: The ‘alien solar system’ where one year is as long as a day on Earth
8 years, 8 months ago

Kepler-80: The ‘alien solar system’ where one year is as long as a day on Earth

India TV News  

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre ‘alien’ solar system that has planets orbiting its star so tightly that one of them has a year as along as a day on planet Earth. Moreover, these planets orbit in extreme proximity to their stars – they have ‘years’ equivalent to one, three, four, seven and nine Earth days. The study, led by Mariah …

NASA’s K2 mission finds more than 100 new planets
8 years, 8 months ago

NASA’s K2 mission finds more than 100 new planets

CNN  

Story highlights 104 planets have been discovered through NASA's K2 mission using the Kepler Space Telescope Two are in the habitable zone, meaning they could have liquid water and potentially support life CNN — The golden age of exoplanet discovery continues. More than 100 new exoplanets have been found by an international team of astronomers using the Kepler Space Telescope …

Scientists confirm existence of 1,284 more Milky Way planets, including 9 that could be Earth-like
8 years, 10 months ago

Scientists confirm existence of 1,284 more Milky Way planets, including 9 that could be Earth-like

LA Times  

The Milky Way galaxy feels a little more crowded. After sifting through data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, scientists said Tuesday they’ve confirmed the existence of 1,284 planets orbiting other stars in our galaxy. “We now know that exoplanets are common, that most stars in our galaxy have planetary systems, and that a reasonable fraction of the stars in our …

NASA’s Kepler discovers 1,284 planets
8 years, 10 months ago

NASA’s Kepler discovers 1,284 planets

CNN  

CNN — The Kepler mission has discovered 1,284 planets, the most exoplanets announced at one time, according to Princeton associate research scholar Timothy Morton during a NASA press conference. “Kepler is the first telescope for detecting small rocky planets in the habitable zone of their stars,” said Paul Hertz, Astrophysics Division director at NASA. Knowing this is the first step …

Three Earth-like exoplanets discovered 40 light years away
8 years, 10 months ago

Three Earth-like exoplanets discovered 40 light years away

Wired  

Three Earth-like exoplanets have been found orbiting a tiny star 40 light years away, scientists have revealed. Located 40 light years away, the new planets were found orbiting around a tiny star by an international team led by astronomers at the University of Liège in Belgium. But the TRAPPIST pilot project is designed to detect Earth-like planets around these smaller …

Three planets discovered orbiting nearby cool small star 'best places to look for life'
8 years, 10 months ago

Three planets discovered orbiting nearby cool small star 'best places to look for life'

ABC  

Astronomers have discovered three planets orbiting the habitable zone of an ultra-cool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth. Key points: First time planets have been detected around ultracool dwarf stars, which make up 15pc of the stars near the Sun Discovery pushes limits of current telescopes Newer telescopes will enable scientists to study the planets' atmosphere and mass The …

NASA mission finds 100 new alien planets
9 years, 2 months ago

NASA mission finds 100 new alien planets

The Hindu  

NASA’s revamped planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has discovered more than 100 confirmed planets orbiting other stars. Uses the ‘transit method’ The spacecraft finds planets by the “transit method,” noting the tiny brightness dips caused when a planet crosses its host star’s face from Kepler’s perspective. The first five K2 campaigns, which each looked at a different part of the sky, “have …

Nasa's planet hunting Kepler Space Telescope set to make announcement
9 years, 8 months ago

Nasa's planet hunting Kepler Space Telescope set to make announcement

Daily Mail  

Astronomers may be preparing to announce the discovery of a planet similar to Earth that has been found orbiting another star. Nasa is due to hold a news conference on Thursday to reveal the latest discoveries from its Kepler Space Telescope, which has been scouring the skies for planets outside our own solar system. Scroll down for video Astronomers with …

Amazing Nasa animation reveals just how close we are to finding life on an alien planet
10 years, 11 months ago

Amazing Nasa animation reveals just how close we are to finding life on an alien planet

Daily Mail  

Amazing Nasa animation reveals just how close we are to finding life on an alien planet Nasa's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope was launched in 2009 To date it has found nearly 4,000 potential planets outside the solar system Its primary goal has been to find a true Earth 2.0, and it is getting closer Before Kepler we knew of only …

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