Jun 20 2011
Rocky, Low-Mass World Discovered via Microlensing
Although few exoplanets have been detected using this technique, it's finding worlds that challenge planetary formation models.
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May 24 2011
Kepler’s Insight to Physical Nature of Planetary Systems
Of the170 multiple-planet systems of two or more planets found so far by Kepler, many have remarkably flat orbits.
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Mar 24 2011
Could Dead Stars Support Life?
White dwarfs may technically be the remnants of dead stars, but could they provide a steady, long-term energy source to alien life?
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Feb 20 2011
Milky Way Stuffed with 50 Billion Alien Worlds
Using Kepler observations, an estimate of the number of exoplanets populating our galaxy has been made.
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Feb 06 2011
A Six-Pack of Planets Defies Conventional Wisdom
This latest finding from the Kepler Space Observatory shows that nothing is the "norm" among stellar systems.
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Feb 04 2011
Chances of Exoplanet Life ‘Impossible’? Or ’100 percent’?
Kepler is revealing hundreds of exoplanet discoveries, what are the chances of finding extraterrestrial life on these alien worlds?
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Feb 02 2011
Exoplanet Bonanza Boosts Count by 1,200
Dozens of candidate worlds reside within the "habitable zones" of their parent stars.
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Aug 30 2010
Alien Planetary Systems Are Both Familiar and Surprising
We are at the point where astronomers can study the architecture of entire planetary systems.
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Aug 01 2010
Did Kepler Astronomer Really Jump the Gun?
The science news media were primed for this “shoot-ready-aim” response because they are growing impatient with one of NASA’s most exciting and inspiring space observatory missions.
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Jul 26 2010
Kepler Scientist: ‘Galaxy is Rich in Earth-Like Planets’
A Kepler co-investigator has preempted the official announcement and leaked that the exoplanet-hunting space telescope has discovered about 140 Earth-like candidate worlds orbiting other stars.
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