Exoplanets
Exoplanet report recommends development of large space telescope
A National Academies committee recommends that NASA pursue development of a large space telescope to search for potentially habitable exoplanets, but declined to choose a specific concept for such a mission.
A changing of the guard in NASA’s hunt for exoplanets
As Kepler approaches the end of its life, NASA’s next mission to search for exoplanets is gearing up for launch. Technicians are completing final tests on the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), a NASA mission scheduled for launch this spring.
Camera focus shift won’t affect TESS mission
Scientists are confident a focus issue discovered last year with an upcoming NASA exoplanet mission won’t affect its ability to meet its goals.
GRAPHIC | Visualizing 800 Exoplanets
This stunning visualization by graphic designer Martin Vargic shows the more than 800 exoplanets astronomers have discovered prior to October 2015 arranged according to their temperature and density.
