exoplanets – Go Beyond Discovery

1/3 of planets orbiting common stars could be right for life

The Milky Way likely has hundreds of millions of planets that are promising targets to probe for signs of life outside our solar system.

Researchers suggest a new way to expand the search for habitable planets that takes into account a zone not previously considered.

A new study presents the most detailed image ever of the inner region of planet forming disks that resemble dusty infrared donuts.

A new study presents the most detailed image ever of the inner region of planet forming disks that resemble dusty infrared donuts.

Using the Webb Telescope to look at five planets in the Venus Zone could help answer the question: Is Venus Earth’s past or its future?

Using the Webb Telescope to look at five planets in the Venus Zone could help answer the question: Is Venus Earth’s past or its future?

Regions on exoplanets called “terminator zones” could be prime sites for liquid water and possibly harbor life, a new study shows.

Regions on exoplanets called “terminator zones” could be prime sites for liquid water and possibly harbor life, a new study shows.

A newly-discovered Earth-sized exoplanet that could be capable of supporting life “is a key example that we have a lot more to learn.”

Thanks to the new James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are getting a clearer picture of an exoplanet about 700 light years away.