Ariel, ESA’s mission to study the chemical makeup of distant exoplanets, has cleared its Preliminary…
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Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars outside our solar system, and their discovery has revolutionized our understanding of the universe and the potential for life beyond Earth. Scientists study exoplanets to learn about their sizes, compositions, atmospheres, and orbital dynamics, using techniques like transit observations and radial velocity measurements. Some exoplanets resemble Earth, raising exciting possibilities about habitable conditions and biosignatures. This page brings you the latest research and discoveries in exoplanet science, from newly detected worlds to insights into how planetary systems form and evolve across the galaxy.
Neptune-sized planet weirdly and sporadically burps hydrogen as it circles its star. Trillions of miles…
Rambunctious Star Pummels Young World with Torrential Winds and Blistering Radiation Life around an ill-tempered…
The finding shows that a water reservoir is available for terrestrial planets that might be…
A New Study Finds Rogue Planets Vastly Outnumber Star-Bound Planets New research conducted by scientists…
Scientists are developing methods to detect extraterrestrial life using biosignatures, atmospheric imbalances, and new space…
An international research team, using the MAROON-X instrument, has detected and quantified 11 chemical elements…
Astronomers have detected a debris cloud that could indicate a ‘sibling’ planet sharing the orbit…
Researchers from The Ohio State University have discovered unusually strong magnetic fields in some stars,…
Chemistry of so-called ‘hot Jupiter’ provides new insights into the formation of our Solar System.…
New research presented at the Goldschmidt geochemistry conference suggests a significantly higher likelihood of finding…
ESA’s Cheops mission has found LTT9779 b, the shiniest known exoplanet with an 80% reflectivity…
A study has identified 11 chemical elements in the atmosphere of the extremely hot exoplanet…
The exoplanet LP 890-9c, orbiting near the inner edge of its habitable zone, offers scientists…
8 Ursae Minoris b, a giant planet, surprisingly survives despite its host star’s expansion that…
Using the ALMA observatory, scientists studying the protoplanetary disk around young star HD 169142 have…
Scientists from the University of Warwick propose a new method of planet formation, known as…
Scientists have used a technique called astrometry to directly image one of the lowest-mass planets,…