Researchers from Cornell University are looking at two planets which are 4.24 light-years away to see if they have life sources. The researchers think there is a strong possibility. In 2016, scientists discovered Proxima-b, which orbits a red dwarf star named Proxima Centauri. Proxima-b orbits Proxima Centauri, in Earth days, once every 11.2. The planet […]
Back in December of 2013, a planet was discovered that is not supposed to be there. Since then, however, there have been several more recent discoveries that make it so that the discovery of this planet has been significantly diminished and beat out by entirely new discoveries, ones that hold more significance and provide researchers […]
A planet the size of Neptune that contains water vapor in its atmosphere has been discovered, the first time a planet smaller than Jupiter and having water vapor in its atmosphere has been found outside of the solar system. It is located 124 light-years away from Earth and has been named HAT-P-11b. It is around four times […]