Exoplanets – meet GJ 367b, an iron planet smaller and denser than Earth
As our Solar System formed 4.6 billion years ago, small grains of dust and ice swirled around, left over from the formation of the Sun. Through time, they collided and stuck to each other. As they grew in size, gravity helped them clump together. One such rock grew...
Astronomy student discovers 17 new planets
An astronomy student from the University of British Columbia has discovered 17 new planets by combing through data gathered by NASA's Kepler mission. Minute Physics breaks down the transit method Michelle Kunimoto discovered the worlds, which include a potentially habitable Earth-sized planet, while working on her PHD...
How Engineers detected water on a potentially habitable exoplanet for the first time
With more than 4,000 exoplanets – planets orbiting stars other than our sun – discovered so far, it may seem like we are on the cusp of finding out whether we are alone in the universe. Sadly though, we don’t know much about these planets – in most...