Scientists discover new, exotic class of planets outside solar system
Dec 22, 2018, at 08:45 am
Zurich, Dec 22 (IBNS): Researchers at the Universities of Zurich and Cambridge have discovered a new, exotic class of planets outside our solar system.
Hidden stars may make planets appear smaller
Jul 12, 2017, at 09:17 pm
Washington, July 12 (IBNS): In the search for planets similar to our own, an important point of comparison is the planet's density.
NASA releases Kepler Survey Catalog with hundreds of new planet candidates
Jun 20, 2017, at 02:33 pm
Washington, June 20 (IBNS): NASA’s Kepler space telescope team has released a mission catalog of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and orbiting in their star's habitable zone, which is the range of distance from a star where liquid water could pool on the surface of a rocky planet.