Cepheids are a type of variable star that brighten and dim within a short period of time, exhibiting specific luminosity ...

One is called the "radial velocity method," which utilizes the tiny wobbles planets cause in the motion of their stars as ...

There are several ways to detect exoplanets orbiting distant stars, but the two most successful techniques are the transit ...

There are several ways to detect exoplanets orbiting distant stars, but the two most successful techniques are the transit method and the radial velocity method. Both of these techniques consider ...

The catalog, published May 23 by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) with the W. M. Keck Observatory, ...

Scientists have clocked the speed of Cepheid stars -- 'standard candles' that help us measure the size of the universe -- with unprecedented precision, offering exciting new insights about them.

Researchers discovered four mini-Neptunes with volatile-rich compositions around red dwarfs, using both space and ...

The quest for the exoplanet Vulcan, thought to orbit around the star 40 Eridani A, has taken an unexpected turn. According to ...

An international team of astronomers has performed follow-up observations of a nearby alien world known as TOI-1685 b.

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new Earth-sized exoplanet that orbits an ultracool dwarf star ...

When [Michael Rechtin] learned about Radial Vector Reducers, the underlying research math made his head spin, albeit very slowly. Realizing that it’s essentially a cycloidal drive meshed with a ...