Beyond probing the history of the universe, the NASA space telescope will test a new technique for examining exoplanets. more

Klaus Paschek of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has been awarded the Otto Haxel Dissertation Prize in Physics for his outstanding PhD thesis. In his work, he explores how the first building blocks of life may have formed on the early Earth. more

Planet found after more than ten years of hide-and-seek. more

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Results cast doubt on a seemingly reliable tool for inferring the origins of gas planets more