Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds

Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds

artist's concept of the scene on a distant planet

Distant Suns, Distant Worlds

Artist impression of NASA's Kepler space telescope

How many Earth-like planets are around sun-like stars?

Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds

Penn State exoplanet center celebrates 10-year anniversary

The Hobby-Eberly Telescope — one of the world’s largest optical telescopes and a premier planet-finding facility, conceived by Penn State astronomers

Penn State set to lead on new exoplanet science priorities

Artist's conception of a planet covered with a global ocean.

'Water worlds' could have stable climate, perhaps support life, study says

CyberLAMP computer cluster

National Science Foundation funds supercomputer cluster at Penn State

Planets

Four synchronized planets reveal clues to how planets form

MINERVA Telescope Array

Penn State partners with three other universities in MINERVA telescope project

The red dwarf star Gliese

Two 'Goldilocks planets' that might support life are proven false

close up of planet against star scape

Star is discovered to be a close neighbor of the sun and the coldest of its kind

Alex Wolszczan

Wolszczan honored with National Geographic Traveler Grand Prix award

Jill Tarter, SETI Institute

Friedman Lecture asks 'Are We Alone?' on April 9

An artist's conception of the binary system

Researchers find closest star system in a century

lit observatory at night

Penn State-led team discovers three new planets—and a mystery.

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Scientists find new planet orbiting dangerously close to giant star

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