Kepler Mission
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Dust to Dust: The Death of an Exoplanet
Posted by Jennifer Ouellette 13 HOURS AGO | 0
Kepler has discovered a weird exoplanet candidate -- it's being shredded to dust by its host star. Read more
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ET Hunter Calls it Quits -- Search for Funding Instead
Posted by Irene Klotz Tue May 22, 2012 10:37 AM ET | 0
Her new mission -- creating a movement filled with people who believe SETI is too important to fail. Read more
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Superflares Found on Sun-like Stars
Posted by Irene Klotz Wed May 16, 2012 01:09 PM ET | 0
There is no explanation for how flares more than 1 million times more powerful than solar flares are occurring. Read more
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Killer 'Hot Jupiters' Could Abort Formation of Alien Earths
Posted by Ray Villard Mon May 14, 2012 11:26 AM ET | 0
Weighing in at 318 Earth-masses, Jupiter had the potential to snuff out Earth's formation 4.5 billion years ago. Read more
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Gravitational Tug of 'Invisible' Exoplanet Discovered
Posted by Irene Klotz Thu May 10, 2012 03:17 PM ET | 0
Although NASA's Kepler space telescope can only detect exoplanets that pass in front of their stars, it seems the gravitational pull of non-transiting worlds can still be detected. Read more
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Nine Exoplanets Discovered in Solar System's 'Twin'
Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Apr 6, 2012 03:07 PM ET | 0
A record-breaking star system has been discovered, playing host to nine alien worlds -- including three "super-Earths." Read more
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11 New Alien Solar Systems Crammed with Exoplanets
Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Jan 26, 2012 03:57 PM ET | 0
The number of known multi-planetary star systems has just tripled. Read more
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Project Bifrost: Rockets of the Future?
Posted Fri Jan 20, 2012 05:57 PM ET | 0
Guest contributor Tabitha Smith introduces Project Bifrost, the potential foundation for interstellar space exploration. Read more
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Say Hello to the 'Oozing' Exoplanet
Posted by Ian O'Neill Sat Jan 14, 2012 06:58 PM ET | 0
There's a veritable menagerie of alien worlds out there, and astronomers may have spotted the weirdest yet: An exoplanet that 'oozes.' Read more
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Kepler Spots Tiniest Trio of Exoplanets
Posted by Jason Major Wed Jan 11, 2012 05:38 PM ET | 0
Astronomers have announced the smallest planets yet discovered outside of our solar system, closely orbiting a dim red dwarf star 130 light-years away. Read more
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Milky Way Crammed With 100 Billion Alien Worlds?
Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Jan 11, 2012 01:00 PM ET | 0
Using a method known as "microlensing," astronomers have estimated the number of exoplanets that may exist in our galaxy. Read more
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Watching Alien Sunsets on Exoplanets
Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Jan 9, 2012 05:55 PM ET | 0
You may be familiar with science fiction renderings of alien sunsets, but what would a real exoplanetary sunset look like? Read more
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Kepler's SETI Project Detects First Signals
Posted by Ian O'Neill Fri Jan 6, 2012 02:34 PM ET | 0
The search for alien signals on Kepler's exoplanets has turned up its first results -- sadly, the signals are not alien. Read more
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Big Question for 2012: Will We Find Earth 2.0?
Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Dec 21, 2011 05:28 AM ET | 0
Kepler has spotted small worlds orbiting close to their stars and other worlds orbiting inside habitable zones -- when will the discovery of a bona fide Earth-like exoplanet be announced? Read more
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Meet Kepler's 'Earth-Sized' Exoplanets
Posted Tue Dec 20, 2011 04:05 PM ET | 0
Kepler has discovered two exoplanets that are "Earth-sized" -- how do they really size up? Read more
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