Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have unravelled some of the secrets of a bizarre, blisteringly ...

Transmission strings reveal temperature differences around WASP-17b’s atmosphere, adding detail beyond an average planetary ...

Until now, the alien white-hot worlds of exoplanets have been depicted as circular, but new research has revealed the true ...

Evidence for the possible super-Earth has been lurking for years in NASA data. Pavel Rabtsevich found it—with a little help ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the uneven shape of WASP-17b’s atmosphere, showing how extreme heat and ...

Radio signals emanating from Beta Pictoris b suggest that this young and massive exoplanet has a strong magnetic field and ...

Astronomers broke major ground in their hunt for new worlds after potentially locating a giant, habitable planet near the hottest star ever discovered. The researchers detailed their luminous find in ...

What if you could walk on an exoplanet? Molten rock stretches toward the horizon beneath your feet, and the air around you ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected gemstones in the atmosphere of a scorching-hot exoplanet, ...

This summer, exoplanet science — the study of planets orbiting stars beyond our sun — took a big step forwards. Reports of helium gas escaping from the atmosphere of LHS 1140b propelled this exoplanet ...

Under 1 million years old, “Elias 2-24b” is now the youngest exoplanet ever observed, and it may force researchers to ...

The discovery could help astronomers determine whether an outer world is suitable for life.