CEHW astronomers measure the mass of 10 small exoplanets
Astronomers at the Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds have measured the masses of ten small exoplanets, a big boost to the number...
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The most eccentric known exoplanet
CEHW Astronomers contributed to the recent discovery of the most eccentric known exoplanet. Learn more from the SFSU press...
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Shredding Exoplanets, And The Mysteries They May Unravel
CEHW Prof. Jason Wright’s research was featured in ManyWorlds, a blog sponsored by NASA’s Nexus for Exoplanet Systems Science....
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Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) Gets an Upgrade
Read more about the HET upgrade in the press release. Image Captionn: The Hobby-Eberly Telescope. Credit: Ethan Tweedie...
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A disintegrating minor planet transiting a white dwarf
Astronomers have discovered evidence for a rocky planet being destroyed and material from the planet being accreted onto a white dwarf....
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A star so fascinating…
Most of the time scientists labor in obscurity. But sometimes a science result captures the public’s imagination in a way...
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NASA picks Penn State-led team to Advance Concept for a Precision Planet Hunting Instrument
On a rugged Arizona mountaintop, astronomers will soon switch on a new, state-of-the-art instrument to hunt for planets circling distant...
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The mass of the Mars-sized exoplanet, Kepler-138b
A First: Exoplanet smaller than Earth gets its size and mass measured A team of astronomers has measured the mass and size of the smallest...
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Search for Advanced Civilizations Beyond Earth Finds Nothing Obvious in 100,000 Galaxies
After searching 100,000 galaxies for signs of highly advanced extraterrestrial life, a team of scientists using observations from...
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Stellar Activity and Gliese 667C on the HPF Blog
Have a look at today’s update on the HPF blog discussing Paul Robertson and Suvrath Mahadevan’s new study on the stellar...
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