exoplanets
Science

The Lens We’ll Look Through To Find A New Earth

We have heard a lot about exoplanets in the past year. But for all the talk about these planets, which orbit a star other than our sun, we still haven’t actually seen one.

January 13, 2012
Science

Scientists Find Mars-Like Planet

Someone call John Lithgow and pull French Stewart out of storage. A team of astronomers using the Kepler telescope have discovered the smallest exoplanets — and tiniest solar system — so far. And their existence may show that our solar system isn’t all that unique.

October 5, 2011
Software

Now You Can Journey To The Exoplanets On Your iPad

Scientific American has launched a nifty new app that lets you explore exoplanets — planets outside our own solar system — from the comfort of your iPad.

May 17, 2011
Science

This Bread Loaf-Sized Satellite Might Find The Next Earth

Looking for Earth-like planets way out in the cosmos is usually the task of huge – and hugely expensive – satellites. But a new “nanosatellite”, only 30cm long, is taking on the job, at a fraction of the price.

January 4, 2011
Science

How This Guy Discovered Four New Planets Without A Telescope

Peter Jalowiczor is a gas worker from South Yorkshire, England. He’s also the discoverer of four giant exoplanets, according to the University of California’s Lick-Carnegie Planet Search Team. But he’s not an astronomer and he doesn’t even have a telescope.

October 18, 2010
Science

Directly Observing Exoplanets Just Got Easier

So that Gliese Goldilocks Zone planet may not exist. Sad. Cheer up though, because astronomers from Arizona State have discovered a new technique that could make spotting exoplanets a bit easier. That’s great, because right now it’s really frickin’ hard.

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