A billion years from now, a lack of oxygen will wipe out life on Earth
This discovery will shape the hunt for life on exoplanets.
March 2, 2021 • ~6 min
A lack of oxygen will wipe out life on Earth in a billion years
This discovery will shape the hunt for life on exoplanets.
March 2, 2021 • ~6 min
Astronomers identify new method of planet formation
Scientists have suggested a new explanation for the abundance in intermediate-mass exoplanets – a long-standing puzzle in astronomy.
Feb. 12, 2021 • ~4 min
Team sheds new light on super-Earth origin mystery
Super-Earths are not leftovers of mini-Neptunes, after all, according to a new study that challenges our understanding of planetary formation.
Feb. 11, 2021 • ~4 min
Team sheds new light on super-Earth origin mystery
Super-Earths are not leftovers of mini-Neptunes, after all, according to a new study that challenges our understanding of planetary formation.
Feb. 11, 2021 • ~4 min
We’re teaching robots to evolve autonomously – so they can adapt to life alone on distant planets
The robots are 'born' via 3D printer, and recycle themselves upon their 'death'.
Feb. 1, 2021 • ~8 min
Record-beating pressure mimics carbon inside exoplanets
Putting carbon under the highest pressure ever recorded in a laboratory has led to a model of the insides of exoplanets, researchers say.
Jan. 29, 2021 • ~5 min
High school students discover exoplanets during mentoring program
High schoolers discover four exoplanets through the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian mentorship program.
Jan. 28, 2021 • ~6 min
Astronomers discover first cloudless, Jupiter-like planet
The first Jupiter-like planet without clouds has been detected by astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. Unlike our Jupiter, which takes nearly 12 years to orbit the sun, WASP-62b completes a rotation in just four-and-a-half days.
Jan. 22, 2021 • ~3 min
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