Proxima Centauri-b is the closest exoplanet to Earth and lies within the habitable zone of its star. And not only that, but it’s in the habitable zone!
Dec 26th: Proxima-b: The Exoplanet Next Door
Tag: exoplanet
Dec 20th: Atmospheric Results from JWST: Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and More
Exoplanet discoveries have been piling up faster and faster over the last decade. With the addition of JWST’s capabilities, previously discovered exoplanets are now being analyzed for their atmospheric composition, and the results are intriguing. Today SETI Live discuss about exoplanet K2-18 b that was found to contain carbon dioxide and methane
Dec 12th: How Many Exoplanets Are There?
Astronomers estimate there are more planets in our galaxy than there are stars. Just how many is that?
Nov 14th: Exoplanets Are Everywhere
Did you know that the discovery of other planets in orbit around other stars is a very recent one? Only 25 years ago, we had no idea there were any planets in our galaxy besides those in our solar system. Now, not only have we discovered them, but astronomers estimate there are trillions of them. There are so many exoplanets out there that every star in our galaxy could have at least one.
Oct 24th: Kepler-22b: An Exoplanet With a Lot of Promise
Kepler-22b is one of the first exoplanets confirmed by the Kepler Space Telescope that resides in the habitable zone.
Oct 10th: Rogue Planets: Not All Exoplanets Orbit Stars?
Do you know that we have interesting class of exoplanets? This type of planets do not have a home sun. These rogue worlds travel the distance between the stars, they live in the cold, dark interstellar regions of the galaxy. More with @DeepAstronomy
Sep 29th: The Search for Life on Other Worlds
new asteroid has been discovered with an orbit that crosses our own planet’s orbit. In general, this object and Earth are very good and not trying to occupy the same space at the same time, and we’ve managed to coexist for a fair amount of time..
Sep 16th: What is an Exoplanet?
What is exoplanet? Find out in this new segment with @DeepAstronomy
Aug 29th: A Voyage to the Extreme Planets We’ve Discovered
With over 5,000 planets that we’ve already discovered – and probably billions out there in our galaxy alone – there are some weird and wonderful planets to explore. More with @AwesomeAstroPod
Jul 15th: Stranger Things in a Stranger World
Astronomers found strange things happen in WASP-76b, exoplanet in Pisces Constellations. What actually happen? Let’s find out!