This study will show how Earth-like planets are formed and what astronomers need to look for in other planetary systems
Cool ‘failed stars’ discovered in the solar neighbourhood
The objects, known as brown dwarfs, hold promise for helping us understand both stellar evolution and planet formation
Are we expecting to find new types of planet?
Super Earths, hot Jupiters and mini Neptunes – these are just some of the exoplanets that have been turned up in our search