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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.
Discovery of a Jupiter-Like Planet in a Binary Star System Astronomers have discovered a Jupiter-like…
First Direct Image of an Exoplanet Captured by James Webb Telescope For the first time…
With the help of instruments designed partly in Canada, a team of astronomers has discovered…
NASA’s Webb ushers in a new era of exoplanet science with the first unequivocal detection…
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ALMA Makes First-Ever Detection of Gas in a Circumplanetary Disk Astronomers using the Atacama Large…
Microlensing reveals planets around faint stars, including a giant planet near an M dwarf, supporting…
To search for alien life, astronomers will search for clues in the atmospheres of distant…
Webb’s Gigantic Mirror and Precision Instrumentation Join Forces To Capture the Most Detailed Spectrum of…
Exoplanets around pulsars are rare, with fewer than 0.5% of pulsars hosting planets, according to…
Located just 33 light years from Earth, the system appears to host two rocky, Earth-sized…
Astronomers discover a new way of determining the relative age of exoplanets and prove there…
Machine learning algorithm points to problems in mathematical theory for interpreting microlenses. Artificial intelligence (AI)…
Astronomers will train Webb’s high-precision spectrographs on two intriguing rocky exoplanets. Imagine if Earth were…
Nearly half of Sun-like stars are binary. According to new research, planetary systems around binary…
What Is an Exoplanet? An exoplanet is a planet that is located outside our Solar…
A futuristic “gravity telescope” technique conceptualized by Stanford astrophysicists could enable astronomical imaging significantly more…