While surveying distant worlds beyond our solar system, researchers unexpectedly obtained the first direct images…
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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.
NASA’s Carruthers mission will film Earth’s elusive exosphere to understand space weather, atmospheric escape, and…
Astronomers have discovered a carbon-rich exoplanet with a bizarre atmosphere and shape, orbiting a neutron…
What looked like a mysterious exoplanet was actually the sparkling debris from a violent collision…
The first planet ever found orbiting another star was detected in 1995, and it belonged…
Discovered in archival data, the newly identified exoplanet formed after the dinosaurs went extinct. In…
An ultra-hot rocky exoplanet may be wrapped in a dense atmosphere, defying expectations about what…
Using a powerful combination of space-based measurements and Subaru’s advanced imaging, astronomers have discovered two…
More research is needed before scientists can determine whether the recently observed methane signatures point…
Drawing on the University of Arizona’s renowned strength in interferometry, astronomers from Steward Observatory are…
Using the JWST, an international team featuring UNIGE scientists has detected enormous clouds of helium…
New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions…
A new study of the red dwarf system TOI-3884 has uncovered rare, persistent spot-crossing signals…
Phosphine has finally been spotted in the atmosphere of the brown dwarf Wolf 1130C, surprising…
An exoplanet completely or densely covered by clouds could aid astronomers in their search for…
The team discovered that the surface might contain liquid water, an essential ingredient for life.…
As stars age into red giants, they can destroy nearby giant planets through powerful tidal…
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to build the first 3D map of…