"Exomoons are so far away that we cannot see ... Researchers then look for signs of moons in these light curves. If an exoplanet passes in front of its star, as seen from Earth, it dims the ...

Looking for exomoons is extremely challenging and Kipping led an effort to find some in Kepler's data. "We surveyed probably ...

So exomoons could well be some of the most important ... Dr Kipping's team have identified exoplanet Kepler 1625b as a potential candidate for hosting an exomoon, but they have not yet been ...

For centuries, planets beyond our solar system—called exoplanets—existed only in theory and science fiction. It seemed nearly impossible to detect planets light-years away, since the ...

"Our primary focus is to investigate the effects of SNe on the atmospheres of exoplanets or exomoons assuming their atmospheres to be Earth-like," the authors write. The first factor is stellar ...

NASA’s all-sky survey satellite has discovered one its coolest exoplanets to date. A Neptune-sized planet with an intriguing atmosphere, TOI1231 b was found by scientists from NASA’s Jet ...

The third-year targets for the JWST include potential exomoons, exoplanets, supermassive black holes, and distant galaxies from the early universe, among others. Several projects aim to determine ...

To date, astronomers have discovered more than 3,500 exoplanets - worlds orbiting stars other than the Sun. A hunt for exomoons - bodies that orbit these distant planets - has proceeded in parallel.

A few decades ago, astronomers were just entering a new frontier of exoplanet discovery. Exoplanets are planets located outside our solar system. They orbit distant stars and represent mysterious ...