
What can hot Jupiters tell us about the diversity of planets in our universe?

What can hot Jupiters tell us about the diversity of planets in our universe?

To date, we have discovered 865 confirmed exoplanets orbiting distant stars. But a great mystery remains: how do these planets form?

Does the failure of reaction wheel #4 mean the end of the Kepler mission?

Some juicy exoplanet news!

Ryan Wyatt reporting from second day of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in Long Beach, California…

Ryan Wyatt, Director of Morrison Planetarium and Science Visualization, reporting from first day of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in Long Beach, California…

Our monthly round-up of top astronomy news.

Two researchers hypothesize that an asteroid belt, just the right size and distance from its star, might be necessary for a star system to support a life-bearing planet.

…including our own neighborhood!
The SETI Institute put on an insightful conference in Santa Clara last weekend, June 22nd through 24th.
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