Beyond our solar system
Space is a big place – it's filled with a wide variety of celestial objects like stars, exoplanets, black holes, and galaxies. Buckle up and discover the wonders of the cosmos.
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The exoplanet zoo
What is an exoplanet? Discover types of planets beyond our solar system and some famous exoplanets.
Detecting exoplanets
How do astronomers discover new exoplanets? Learn more about the transit method and the radial velocity method.
Brown dwarfs
Failed star... or super planet? These objects are difficult to categorize but they are brilliant in the infrared.
The mysteries of dark matter and dark energy
Dark matter and dark energy, properties of dark matter and dark matter candidates.