Hot Friends of Hot Jupiters: The WASP-47 system
Ever since a mechanical failure caused the end of the original Kepler mission in 2013, the Kepler spacecraft has been conducting a survey...
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- Oct 16, 2015
- 3 min
Comets or Aliens?
Let’s deal with the big question first. Has Planet Hunters discovered aliens? The answer is no. But that doesn’t mean that all of the...
- Dec 8, 2014
- 1 min
Kepler 2.0
It’s up! The first science data from the new Kepler K2 mission is up on Planet Hunters just waiting to be looked at for new planets,...
- Nov 4, 2013
- 2 min
Exploring the Tiny Planetary System of Kepler-90
We recently posted news of a Planet Hunters planet discovered as part of a seven-planet system. Dubbed Kepler-90 this system is a...
- Mar 12, 2013
- 2 min
A slightly unusual look at PH1
One of the many varied things I get to do with my time is act as an advisor to the Oxford Sparks project. As part of our mission to...
- May 28, 2012
- 7 min
The Transit of Venus and the Scale of the Universe
I’ll start by introducing myself as I’m not involved in Planethunters, but Meg asked me if I could write an article for you here about...
- May 23, 2012
- 1 min
Transit of Venus: Live
In June 2012 people all over the world will watch the planet Venus transit across the Sun. Planet Hunters is all about spotting planets...
- May 21, 2012
- 2 min
Awesome People: More from ZooCon1
Today we have a guest post by Jules, fellow Planet Hunter and zooite who attended the ZooCon1. Jules is a lead moderator and blogger for...
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