Long before astronomers discovered the first exoplanet in 1992, the idea of worlds orbiting distant stars captivated the ...

Using the now-retired Kepler space telescope, astronomers have discovered that larger planets grow up in more turbulent homes ...

Astronomers have discovered more than 300 exoplanetary systems that have three or more known planets. Most of these planets are about the same size and spaced close together, earning them the moniker ...

Operating under this principle, Kepler looks for disruption in the light from a star which can indicate that there’s a planet in orbit around it. With careful observation it’s possible to ...

As of early 2012, Kepler has uncovered 17 stars with multiple planets as well as a new class of planets that orbit double and even triple stars. But only a handful of the exoplanets discovered so ...

Moreover, with truly prescient insight, Kepler suggested that the planets were kept in orbit by a force emanating from the sun itself. This radical idea was eventually demonstrated by Isaac ...

Earth has a nearly circular orbit, but some planets outside our solar ... The researchers used data collected by NASA's Kepler telescope, which monitored 150,000 stars and measured dips in their ...

Scientists have used data from NASA's retired planet-hunting space telescope 'Kepler' to discover that ... can tell a lot about a planet from its orbit, the discovery also reveals information ...