An international team of scientists discovers two potentially habitable planets orbiting a red dwarf star 137 light-years away. Continue reading Discovery of an Earth-size, potentially habitable planet
A recent study of the Small Magellanic Cloud has revealed that this nearby galaxy may actually be two galaxies that overlap from our point of view. Continue reading The Small Magellanic Cloud(s): nearby galaxy has a hidden twin
Astrophysicists have discovered a bizarre planet with clouds of sand over 200 light years away. Continue reading Welcome to the planet with clouds made of sand
Scientists have observed time dilation in the variability of quasars, an effect predicted by Einstein’s theory of relativity. Continue reading Einstein was right: testing the theory of relativity using quasars
Astronomers recently observed a planet being eaten by its star. In billions of years, the Earth will experience the same fate. Continue reading Astronomers Witness the End of a World
How do you introduce yourself, scientifically? I generally say that I’m an astronomer. More specifically, I’m an exoplanet astronomer, meaning I study planets that exist around other stars. In our solar system, all the planets orbit the Sun. I’m looking at planets in other stellar systems, orbiting stars much further away than the Sun. What are the implications or broader impacts of your work? This is … Continue reading What Does an Astronomer Do?
A team of international astronomers have identified the smallest free-floating “rogue” planet observed to date. Continue reading Going Rogue in Space
Scientists have discovered four lakes buried under the icy surface of the red planet. Could they lead us to biological life? Continue reading Underground Lakes Discovered on Martian Polar Cap
A toxic and scorching hot planet, Venus has never been considered a likely candidate for harboring extraterrestrial life, but a molecule detected in its clouds is turning heads. Continue reading Signatures of Life in Venus’s Clouds
Researchers have discovered a mysterious, repeating pattern of fast radio bursts from space – and no one knows where they are coming from. Continue reading Mysterious Pattern of Fast Radio Bursts Detected in Space