Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have determined that the Earth-like planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system…
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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.
Astronomers at the University of Canterbury (UC) have found an incredibly rare new Super-Earth planet…
When searching for extraterrestrial life, astronomers may want to look at planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres.…
The next generation of powerful Earth- and space-based telescopes will be able to hunt distant…
The weather forecast for the giant, super-hot, Jupiter-size planet WASP-79b is steamy humidity, scattered clouds,…
Hawaii astronomer discovers massive extrasolar planet with Maunakea telescope. Our solar system has a king.…
The Hubble Space Telescope offers insight into the nature of exoplanet Fomalhaut b. What astronomers…
In a generic brick building on the northwestern edge of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center…
Cheops, ESA’s new exoplanet mission, has successfully completed its almost three months of in-orbit commissioning,…
A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalyzed data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, has discovered…
They say variety is the spice of life, and now new discoveries from Johns Hopkins…
[Editor’s Note: The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) was officially renamed the Nancy Grace…
A low-mass planet candidate orbiting Proxima Centauri at a distance of 1.5 AU. An analysis…
Nature magazine has published a surprising study about the giant, ultra-hot planet WASP-76b in which…
Researchers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have observed an extreme planet where they suspect…
Some of the extremely low-density, “cotton candy like” exoplanets called super-puffs may actually have rings,…
University of British Columbia astronomy student Michelle Kunimoto has discovered 17 new planets, including a…
Astronomers have found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth to be potentially…