March 2016
Multi-planet Civilizations in Popular Culture
... would argue that the very utilitarian thinking that proposes we simply ignore our impact on our home planet is de-humanising precisely because it would have us treat ourselves as just another invasive species, stripped of all responsibilities simply...
27 July 2019
Hundreds of new planet candidates detected by Kepler
... exoworlds will be found as TESS now turns its attention to the Northern Hemisphere to complete the most comprehensive planet-hunting expedition ever undertaken. As wonderful as this news is, TESS is not the only one making substantial discoveries...
18 April 2016
New Earth-like planet found in GJ 832 planetary system
... these smaller counterparts. Indeed, both of the two known planets in the GJ 832 system were detected by the radial...University of Texas, state in their research paper that the planet was found using numerical simulations from data obtained from GJ ...
18 May 2016
Multi-planet system hints at extra planet in its cometary belt
... a boost for astronomers hoping to understand how planets and debris discs interact. "This data really ...with ESO's Very Large Telescope, shows the location of the known planets in this system in relation to a graphical representation of the central...
14 June 2016
Astronomers discover a giant planet orbiting two suns
... it orbits are similar in size to our Sun. However, despite orbiting within its stars "habitable zone”, the planet is believed to be a gas giant and therefore unable to support life. "Habitability aside, Kepler-1647 b is important because it is the...
27 October 2017
Astronomers find system with six planets
...118, 49, 677, and 5700 days, and minimum masses of 0.63, 0.17, 0.1, 0.05, 0.12 and 0.38 (compared with Jupiter) respectively. All of the planets were found via the radial-velocity method. This method is often to referred to as the ‘wobble’ method and...
