How to discover a planet

On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of the universe beyond our solar system. Michel Mayor ...
New Scientist

Galaxies fling out matter much more violently than we thought

An analysis of the afterglow of the big bang sheds light on how black holes distribute mass in the universe, and why some ...
Space.com on MSN

The exoplanet revolution at 30: 1st alien world was found around a sun-like star three decades ago

"It was just a matter of time before we found them." ...
The Associated Press

Interstellar comet swinging past Mars as a fleet of spacecraft looks on

A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its sights on the interstellar ...