The newly discovered planet’s parent star is still encircled by the disk of material from which both objects formed, giving scientists a glimpse at early…
University of Warwick-led team discovers first exposed core of a planet Highly unusual planet found in the Neptunian Desert, where such massive objects are rarely…
Study estimates there may be up to 6 billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy. Earth is the only planet that’s capable of hosting life in…
Several interacting exoplanets have already been spotted by satellites. But a new breakthrough has been achieved with, for the first time, the detection directly from…
Neptune-sized planet may be remnant core of a much larger planet. The “ice giant” planets Neptune and Uranus are much less dense than rocky, terrestrial…
The newly discovered exoplanet TOI 849 b offers the unique opportunity to peer inside the interior of a planet and learn about its composition. It…
Measurements from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have enabled astronomers to greatly improve their understanding of the bizarre environment of KELT-9 b, one of…
An international team of researchers has found multiple planet systems orbiting red dwarf star Gliese 887. The international “RedDots” team – joined by Australian astronomers…
An exoplanet the size of Neptune has been discovered around the young star AU Microscopii, thanks in part to the work of Jonathan Gagné, a…
Astronomers have made the first measurement of spin-orbit alignment for a distant ‘super-Jupiter’ planet, demonstrating a technique that could enable breakthroughs in the quest to…
A team of researchers simulated conditions on water-rich exoplanets in the laboratory and learned something surprising about their geological composition. Out beyond our solar system,…
International researchers led by University of Göttingen find multiple planet system orbiting Gliese 887. The nearest exoplanets to us provide the best opportunities for detailed…
Have you ever wondered what a sunset on Uranus might look like? As you can see in the animation above, a Uranian sunset is a…
Systematic survey of 104 nearby stars turns up 25 dust disks with evidence of planets. Astronomers this month released the largest collection of sharp, detailed…
Astronomers study stars and planets much younger than the Sun to learn about past events that shaped the Solar System and Earth. Most of these…
New Direct Images Captured with W. M. Keck Observatory’s Upgraded Adaptive Optics System Lead to First Independent Confirmation of PDS 70 Protoplanets New evidence shows…
Jupiter-size planets orbiting close to their stars have upended ideas about how giant planets form. Finding young members of this planet class could help answer…
Researchers have found that rocky exoplanets which formed early in the life of the galaxy seem to have had a greater chance of developing a…