This quiz invites you to embark on a journey across the galaxy, exploring the science and wonder behind exoplanet discovery.

Importantly, the 6,000 figure is continuously updated as astronomers around the world confirm new planets, meaning no single planet is officially the 6,000th.

When scientists discovered the first planet orbiting another star in 1995, few outside astronomy circles noticed. That planet, 51 Pegasi b, opened the door to a field that now boasts more than 5,000 ...

Remember the name Kepler 452b. Because in our search to discover if we are alone in this vast and fascinating universe, a sole life-harboring world among countless dead and uninhabitable planets, we ...

When scientists discovered the first planet orbiting another star in 1995, few outside astronomy circles noticed. That planet, 51 Pegasi b, opened the door to a field that now boasts more than 5,000 ...

A research team led by Ph.D. candidate Wang Haozhi under the supervision of Prof. Ali Esamdin at the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has revealed the ...

Gripsten will be based out of the firm’s Stockholm office in her new role and is set to assume the responsibility for the coverage of Nordic accounts. Speaking to The TRADE, Stephan Kovarski, head of ...

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Kepler Communications US, Inc. announce the successful demonstration of ...

Richard Eugene Kepler, age 83, of Huxley, Iowa, died on August 24, 2025. Born on September 15, 1941, in Webster City, Iowa, Richard was the son of Eugene and Elizabeth (Hart) Kepler. He graduated from ...

A paper describing StarryStarryProcess, led by Sagynbayeva, was published Monday, August 25, in The Astrophysical Journal. NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and now-retired Kepler ...

Kay Edwards lived an extraordinary and beautiful life, rich in love, laughter, family, friendship, community, music, art, sports and education. She touched the lives of countless others and left an ...

In a demonstration, a General Atomics optical communications terminal mounted on a De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 twin engine aircraft established communications with a Tesat optical terminal on a ...