Habitable Earth-like planets? New analysis suggests there are billions
Although NASA’s Kepler space telescope is no longer functioning, astronomers examining the data it provided say they now have enough…
Binary star has multiple orbiting planets
Astronomers have found the first multi-planet solar system orbiting a binary star (artist’s impression appears right). Importantly, the discovery shows…
Plenty Of Earth-Like Planets Out There, Say Astronomers
Terrestrial planets might form around many, if not most, of the nearby sun-like stars in the disk of our galaxy,…
Giant Parasol To Help Image Distant Planets
Astronomers could soon be using a gigantic space-parasol to block out starlight that interferes with the view of planets in…