... make it a brown dwarf instead of a red dwarf, has been found to house two Earth-like worlds that are only slightly heavier than our planet. Just as exciting, they are also located in the so-called habitable zone, where...
... is unique in the universe in its ability to sustain life. To find out, we need to be able to study Earth-like planets circling other stars to measure whether their atmospheres are capable of supporting life, or indeed carry the chemical ...
... — has proven to be much more versatile than than its original intended use of just looking for Earth-like planets around Sun-like stars. “We soon realised that the remarkable collecting power of the VLT and the extreme stability...
...without the stellar UV spectrum, scientists cannot produce realistic synthetic spectra of Earth-like planets in these systems, a necessary step for interpreting biomarker gases and their potential to diagnose habitability. However, flux ...
...to Slava Turyshev, a researcher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, to continue his design for imaging Earth-like planets outside of the solar system. Turyshev will receive a $2 million grant to further mature the concept and...
...was part of a planetary system of at least three Earth-like planets around the millisecond pulsar PSR 1257+12. 1997 marked a... of discoveries relating to pulsars, galaxies, asteroids, comets, planets, exoplanets, and so much more. About the author Dr...