Researchers theorize that, under the right conditions, carbon-rich exoplanets could generate huge quantities of diamonds beneath their surface. The recipe including heat, pressure, carbon, water, and time results in diamonds, and some planets >>
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NASA’s exoplanet hunter finished its mission… sort of
NASA’s TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, has completed its primary mission and will now move on to an extended mission where it will continue to hunt for new worlds. TESS has already >>
Astronomers detected a colossal new exoplanet that dwarfs Jupiter
Astronomers discovered a massive distant planet orbiting star Kepler-88. The planet is roughly three times the size of our own Jupiter, and around 300 times the mass of Earth. At a distance of >>
Astronomers just found an exoplanet shockingly similar to Earth
Astronomers have discovered a planet so similar to Earth in size that it could be our planet’s twin. The planet, Kepler-1649c, is in the habitable zone of its star, raising the possibility of >>
‘Hot Jupiter’ exoplanets are super weird
In the hunt for planets outside of our own solar system, scientists have spotted a number of interesting planet types that we simply don’t have in our neck of the cosmic woods. So-called >>
There may be a hidden planet orbiting a nearby star
Besides the Sun, the nearest star to Earth is a big flaming orb known as Proxima Centauri. As far as we know, there’s at least one planet orbiting the star, which astronomers have >>
Astronomers are spotting so many exoplanets that there’s no time to study them all
Today, astronomers have more tools at their disposal than ever before. Technology has reached a point that scientists can finally spot planets outside of our own solar system. That’s an incredible achievement, of >>
There’s water all over the place in space, but not much of it
In the ongoing search for potentially habitable worlds outside of our own solar system, there are a number of things that astronomers are looking for. Rocky worlds in the so-called “goldilocks zone” — >>
