Exoplanet

ESA’s Cheops mission unlocked a rare star system with six exoplanets

The discovery is particularly valuable.

Hazy skies unveiled: Scientists simulate conditions on water-rich exoplanets

Alien haze, cooked in a lab, clears view to distant water worlds.

Evidence of potential salt glaciers on planet Mercury

Unveiling mercury’s geological mysteries.

Hubble measured the size of the nearest Earth-sized exoplanet

This alignment, called a transit, opens the door to follow-on studies.

Hubble measures the size of the nearest Earth-sized exoplanet

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has measured the size of the nearest Earth-sized exoplanet that passes across the face of a neighbouring star. This...

Water vapor, sulfur dioxide, and sand clouds detected in the exoplanet’s atmosphere

These particles reside within a dynamic atmosphere that exhibits vigorous transport of material.

Incredible news! NASA’s Kepler discovered a system of seven scorching planets

Each one is bathed in more radiant heat from their host star per area.

Methane, Carbon Dioxide in K2-18 b’s Atmosphere: A Discovery by JWST

A new investigation by an international team of astronomers using data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6...

A Neptune-sized planet denser than steel has been discovered

New giant planet evidence of possible planetary collisions.

The discovery of unusual exoplanets could offer a better understanding of planet formation

An unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star located in the Corvus constellation.

Evaporating planet getting the hiccups, sees Hubble

A young planet whirling around a petulant red dwarf star is changing in unpredictable ways orbit-by-orbit.

Astronomers discover striking evidence of ‘unusual’ stellar evolution

Magnetic activity plays key role in exoplanet habitability.

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