3-D climate modeling could fine-tune the search for faraway signs of alien life Astronomers have identified thousands of stars that have planets, and that number could mushroom even faster when waves of next-generation… Read More
Exoplanet climate analysis pinpoints best place to live in TRAPPIST-1 star system If you had to pick a place to set up shop amid the seven planets in the TRAPPIST-1 star system,… Read More
Hubble keeps hope alive for water on potentially habitable TRAPPIST-1 planets Do some of the Earth-sized planets around a dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1, just 40 light-years away, have liquid water? Newly… Read More
Astronomers use the music of the spheres to track TRAPPIST-1’s seventh planet An international research team led by a University of Washington astronomer has worked out the intricate dance of seven planets… Read More
Looking for life: Scientists find 7 possibly Earthlike planets orbiting ultracool star A second look at an exoplanet system 40 light-years from Earth has brought a bonanza for astronomers: not two, not… Read More
NASA keeps its eye on a trio of potentially habitable planets just 40 light-years away Three potentially habitable and definitely weird planets have been detected orbiting an ultracool dwarf star that’s 40 light-years away from… Read More
