NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is developing a spacecraft, which looks like a giant sunflower, to…
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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.
CfA astronomers used the Submillimeter Array to probe the transition disk around Sz 91, finding…
The senior astronomer at the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence Institute believes that researchers will find…
A newly published study reveals that habitable zones near red dwarf stars may be smaller…
Using essentially the same type of imaging sensor found in digital cameras, astronomers have captured…
With the aid of computer simulations of the chemistry of Earth’s own atmosphere that isolate…
An international team of astronomers has discovered eight new planets orbiting nearby red dwarf stars,…
A newly published study reveals that many of the super-Earth planets discovered in the last…
Using a technique called verification by multiplicity, astronomers discovered 715 new planets from Kepler data.…
Using a new infrared technique, astronomers have detected water in the atmosphere of Tau Boötes…
New research from the University of Bristol reveals how circumbinary planets form. Like the fictional…
Data from Kepler has revealed a new Neptune-size exoplanet that is located in orbit around…
Using the HARPS planet-finding instrument on ESO’s 3.6-meter telescope, astronomers have discovered three exoplanets orbiting…
A newly published study reveals that the odds of Super-Earth exoplanets having an Earth-like climate…
While searching Kepler data for exomoons, astronomers discovered the first Earth-mass planet that crosses in…
Researchers announced that ground-based follow-up observations of Kepler’s exoplanet systems have resulted in the discovery…
Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers from the University of Chicago have detected…
MIT researchers have developed a new technique for determining the mass of exoplanets using only…