This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. Scientists in Spain may have taken a giant leap in safeguarding Earth from potential asteroid collisions. A study published in the ‘Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society’ highlights a new formula that uses the gravitational bending of light to pinpoint the precise locations of … Read more
With the discovery of more than 5,600 planets orbiting other stars and images from robots we have sent to all the planets in our solar system, it is becoming abundantly clear that Earth is unique among worlds. Almost all of the exoplanets scientists have discovered since the 1990s fall into four main types: gas giants like Jupiter … Read more
At 30 years old, Michelle Kunimoto already has more than 3,000 planet candidates under her belt. Inspired by science fiction and curiosity, the University of British Columbia astronomy graduate is passionate about searching for exoplanets — bodies orbiting stars outside our own solar system. She’s currently leading a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) hunting for them. … Read more
