01 September 2017
TRAPPIST-1 planets could contain substantial amounts of water
... the need for theoretical studies and complementary observations at all wavelengths to determine the nature of the TRAPPIST-1 planets and their potential habitability,” concludes Bourrier. With an anticipated launch date of October 2018 for the JWST...
02 July 2018
Baby planet in dusty disc finally caught on camera
... instruments ability to mask the light from the central host star, therefore helping to reveal the signs of planet formation. Capitalising on this technique, astronomers led by a group at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany...
17 February 2020
Earth-sized planet behind unusual star signals say astronomers
...at close to the speed of light close to the planet near its equator. Radio aurorae are powered by large-... and not prone to too many destructive outbursts, this bodes well for planet’s where life is trying to get established. “Based on the discovery ...
27 October 2021
Astronomers may have detected the first planet outside of the Milky Way
... binary source in another galaxy. It stands to reason that our galaxy is not the only galaxy in which planets exist. But spotting planets in other galaxies is incredibly difficult to do. This is because each external galaxy occupies such a small area...
19 November 2021
New mission to search for habitable planets close to Earth announced
... that, paradoxically, makes it easier to detect perturbances of star movements that are the tell-tale signs of orbiting planets. "Nobody is underestimating the challenge, but our innovative design incorporates new tricks”, Tuthill says. “Our plan...
26 November 2021
A closer Moon could have helped the early habitability of our planet
... would be no, or hardly any, liquid water on the planet’s surface. However geological records, such as oxygen isotope data ... “this heat could have supported the early habitability of our planet”, says Heller in a Tweet. The team’s research, “...
