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Astronomers think the most likely place to find life in the galaxy is on super-Earths, like Kepler-69c, seen in this artist’s rendering. NASA Ames/JPL-CalTech

September 23, 2022

Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself – and astronomers are discovering more of the billions they think are out there

Chris Impey, University of Arizona

Newly discovered super-Earths add to the list of planets around other stars that offer the best chance of finding life. An astronomer explains what makes these super-Earths such excellent candidates.

There could be a planetary heist going on in the star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. NASA/James Webb Telescope

September 8, 2022

How massive stars steal planets – new research

Richard Parker, University of Sheffield

We may have a stolen planet in our own Solar System.

The locations of 115 candidate free floating planets in the region between Upper Scorpius and Ophiuchus. European Southern Observatory

January 14, 2022

Rogue planets: how wandering bodies in interstellar space ended up on their own

Joanna Barstow, The Open University

Some planets are rejected by the Solar System that gave birth to them.

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