X Rated New Method

New Method of Finding Planets Scores its First Discovery

Detecting alien worlds presents a significant challenge since they are small, faint, and close to their stars. The two most prolific techniques for finding exoplanets are radial velocity (looking for wobbling stars) and transits (looking [...]

X-Rated: Sun Unleashes Biggest Boom of 2013

In the early hours Monday morning, the sun exploded to life with an X1.7 flare -- the biggest of the year, so far.