Exoplanets

TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained. NASA plans to send TESS into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on April 16 on a two-year mission. Photo: Reuters

Nasa resuming search for alien life, to launch probe hunting exoplanet on 16 April

2 min read . 29 Mar 2018

A handout image released by the European Space Agency and Nasa in 2015 shows an artist’s impression of the ten hot Jupiter exoplanets (from top left, clockwise) WASP-12b, WASP-6b, WASP-31b, WASP-39b, HD 189733b, HAT-P-12b, WASP-17b, WASP-19b, HAT-P-1b and HD 209458b. Photo: AFP

Four ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanets discovered

1 min read . 01 Jan 2018

ESA said that the PLATO mission is due for launch in 2026. Photo: AP

Europe okays PLATO mission to discover alien life

2 min read . 22 Jun 2017

This image provided by Nasa/JPL-Caltech shows an artist’s conception of what the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f may look like, based on available data about its diameter, mass and distances from the host star.

Nasa probe provides more information about TRAPPIST-1

2 min read . 09 Mar 2017

The proximity of the Trappist-1 solar system, combined with the large size of its planets make it a good target for follow-up studies. They hope to scan the planets’ atmospheres for possible chemical fingerprints of life. Photo: AP

Seven earth-like planets discovered orbiting nearby star, may hold life

3 min read . 23 Feb 2017

The Kepler mission has been scanning 150,000 stars in the Cygnus constellation for signs of orbiting bodies, particularly those that might be able to support life. Photo: Bloomberg<br />

Nasa’s Kepler discovers more than 104 new exoplanets

1 min read . 19 Jul 2016

The artist’s impression shows an imagined view from the surface of one of the three planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf star just 40 light-years from earth that were discovered using the TRAPPIST telescope at La Silla Observatory. Photo: AP<br />

Scientists discover three potentially habitable planets

3 min read . 02 May 2016

A handout image released by the ESA and Nasa on 9 December 2015 shows an artist’s impression of the ten hot Jupiter exoplanets (from top L, clockwise) WASP-12b, WASP-6b, WASP-31b, WASP-39b, HD 189733b, HAT-P-12b, WASP-17b, WASP-19b, HAT-P-1b and HD 209458b. Photo: AFP/ESA/Hubble and Nasa<br />

Nasa scientists solve the mystery of missing water on exoplanets

1 min read . 15 Dec 2015

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