exoplanet Archives - Page 12 of 36 - 365 Days of Astronomy

Aug 14th: When Stars Wobble

by Richard B. Drumm | Aug 14, 2020 | Space Scoop

Using the VLBA, the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array of radio telescopes, astronomers have found a Saturn-sized planet orbiting a small, cool star that’s only 35 light years away!

Jul 30th: I Took a Photo-Graph of an Exo-Planet

by Paul M. Sutter | Jul 30, 2020 | Space Radio

A family portrait of exoplanet. How do solar sails work? What triggers a supernova explosion? @PaulMattSutter will discuss this topic on today’s #spaceradio at #365DaysOfAstro

Jun 18th: Close But No Cigar

by Paul M. Sutter | Jun 18, 2020 | Space Radio

New Exoplanet with star and planet resembles to the Sun and Earth. Well close but no cigar. More about it with @PaulMattSutter at #365DaysOfAstro

Jun 8th: Exoplanet Atmospheres

by Astronomy Cast | Jun 8, 2020 | Astronomy Cast

Not only have astronomers discovered thousands of exoplanets, but they’re even starting to study the atmospheres of worlds thousands of light years away. What can we learn about these other worlds and maybe even signs of life.

Jun 1st: Twists in Planet Formation

by Astronomy Cast | Jun 1, 2020 | Astronomy Cast

We’re all looking to the next generation of exoplanetary research where we get planets directly. But astronomers are already making great strides in directly observing newly forming planets help us understand how our solar system might have formed

May 30th: The Twist Marks the Spot

by Richard B. Drumm | May 30, 2020 | Space Scoop

In the accretion disc of AB Aurigae, astronomers observed a clear overall spiral structure with a little twist or a spiral kink in the accretion disc that marks the spot where a planet may be forming.