3 Questions: Sara Seager on discovering a trove of new planets
NASA’s Kepler orbiting telescope has found hundreds of new possible planets, including 54 in the so-called 'habitable zone.'
NASA’s Kepler orbiting telescope has found hundreds of new possible planets, including 54 in the so-called 'habitable zone.'
How astronomers learn whether a planet is habitable by observing slight changes in light emanating from its parent star.
Astronomers probe ancient radio waves for clues about the universe’s first light.
Now that an Earthlike planet has been discovered, the key to confirming that it can host life will be to study its atmosphere in detail
By studying how massive planets may have formed, MIT astrophysicist sets the stage for studying smaller, more Earthlike planets.
MIT researchers increase their odds of detecting an Earthlike planet by working on a combination of satellite missions.
Discovery opens door to new class of exoplanets, including rocky planets rich in diamond and graphite.
Physics professor and 2 alumni are awarded $500,000 in no-strings-attached funding.
The same phenomenon behind changes in the pitch of a moving ambulance’s siren is helping astronomers locate and study distant planets.
Pan-STARRS, a telescope designed to reveal the ‘unexpected surprises’ in our solar system, including possible threats to Earth, just became fully operational.
Researchers see tempestuous atmosphere on a planet located 150 light years from Earth.
MIT astronomer leads the first team to study a Kuiper Belt object during a stellar occultation.
First detailed analysis of the atmosphere of a Neptune-sized planet reveals surprisingly low methane levels, presents "new territory" for researching planets outside our solar system
Wins Klumpke-Roberts Award in recognition of her contributions