A new method for analyzing the chemical composition of stars may help scientists winnow the search for Earth 2.0. Yale University researchers Debra Fischer and John Michael Brewer, in a new study that ...

I often do sidewalk astronomy with my telescope at Lake Ella or Cascades Park showing the universe to the public. Two frequent questions I get are “How do I know which ‘star’ is a planet” and “Is this ...

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Fifty potential planets have been confirmed by a new machine learning algorithm developed by University of Warwick scientists. For the first time, astronomers have used a process based on machine ...

Our world is becoming increasingly complex. Every day an immense amount of data is generated, which, if properly understood, can help us make better sense of our world. Until recently, we did not have ...

Planets that circle distant stars are called exoplanets. While we have eight planets in our solar system, astronomers have discovered thousands of these far-flung worlds around other stars. Exoplanets ...

All planets with atmospheres experience meteor showers, resulting from their passage through debris streams left by comets and asteroids. Orbital calculations, based on the parent body of a meteor ...

It's not too late to see the planet parade. Stargazers will be able to see four or five planets in the night sky with their naked eye this month. A rare seven-planet alignment will reportedly be ...