The James Webb Space Telescope was ideated upon the ability to study other planets in greater details. In spite of all the complications, the heroes of astronomy were dedicated toward creating this modern infrared telescope that can transform our understanding of the solar system. […]
Modern observatories under construction are going to take the world of astronomy by storm. With their detailed and comprehensive data, the astronomers can unearth many hidden truths about the universe. […]
Most of the new discoveries about the universe have been possible because of the telescopes and their heroic inventors. With three new Extremely Large Telescopes in the making, the field of astronomy is going to get some valuable information about the stars, galaxies and the entire universe. […]
The Golden Records were put together by NASA and contain, voice, sound, pictures, and directions to reach our planet. It’s our attempt to communicate with any possible intelligent extraterrestrial life that maybe out there. […]
The drake equation is meant to provide a value for N: the number of civilizations in our own galaxy that we could potentially detect. Yet, the value changes drastically, depending on the values one starts with. […]
Biosignatures such as any organisms breathing or eating or excreting is a sign which is observable and indicative of life on a planet. […]
Besides water, a planet’s position, vis-à-vis its star is pivotal in deeming it as hospitable. Too far or too near, in both the situations life won’t thrive. Also it being rocky, like the Earth, is also essential. […]
Modern telescopes such as the Kepler space telescope are extremely efficient at detecting exoplanets. They allow astronomers to focus and observe distant crowded star fields, maximizing the chance of finding new exoplanets. […]
51 Peg a and b were discovered at a time when astronomers believed that such a system shouldn’t exist. Finding a huge planet in a small orbit seemed erroneous. Theoretically, large gas giants, like 51 Peg, were thought to be always situated in the outer reaches of a planetary system. […]
For decades, exoplanets were just a tantalizing possibility. Finding one next to a pulsar, a product of a dying supernova, was astounding. This is because a violent supernova, forming a pulsar, should have decimated it. […]
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