17 June 2020
Six billion Earth-like planets could be in our galaxy, new study says
... simulation produced a close match, then the initial population was likely a good representation of the actual population of planets orbiting those stars." Kunimoto's research also shed more light on one of the most outstanding questions in exoplanet...
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...
06 February 2017
Planet and Google announce final stages of Terra Bella deal
...) in 2014 for $500 million. The current deal includes the relocation of a significant number of Terra Bella employees to Planet, located in San Fransisco, California. The acquisition includes all of Terra Bella's business dealings, along with its...
17 March 2017
Giant Jupiter-like planet gives a rare peek at alternative planet formation
... its location does not seem to fit with current ideas of planet formation. The traditional view of how Solar Systems such as our...in that is does not require any exotic physics or hidden planets to explain them, which is not always the case when trying...
26 September 2017
Rocket Lab to fly Planet and Spire satellites on second test flight
... “our companies have long shared an ethos of dreaming big and executing on that vision, so it’s only fitting that Planet is among the first payloads to fly on a Rocket Lab Electron. The Electron will be a game changer in a traditionally difficult...
