Over 100 exoplanets that may host habitable moons identifiedTerrestrial (rocky) planets are prime targets in the quest to find life because some of them might be geologically and atmospherically simi...
- Over 100 planets with life-hosting moons identified
Washington, June 15 (IANS) Researchers have identified more than 121 giant planets that potentially host moons capable of supporting life.
- Stellar system with 3 super Earths discovered
New York, March 5 (IANS) Astronomers have discovered three small super-Earth planets orbiting the star which lies at a relatively close dis...
- How hidden stars may impact search for Earth-like planets
Washington, July 12 (IANS) Researchers have found that hidden stars may make planets appear smaller than they actually are, complicating th...
NASA's Kepler telescope spots over 200 new planet candidatesThe new data is the most comprehensive and detailed catalogue of candidate exoplanets, which are planets outside our solar system, from Kep...
Atmosphere found around Earth-like planetScientists, including those from Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany, studied the planet known as GJ 1132b, which is 1.4-times th...
Four new giant alien planets discoveredThe newly detected worlds are enormous and have very long orbital periods ranging from nearly two to slightly more than four Earth years.
Saturn's moon Titan's atmosphere more Earth-like than thoughtLike Earth and Venus, Titan has a rocky surface and a thick atmosphere. It is the only object in the Solar System aside from Earth to have ...