While studying the disc of gas and dust that surrounds the young star HD 100546,…
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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.
Aided by technology, astronomers at the University of Chicago search for far-off planets like Earth.…
Using the high-resolution infrared camera HiCIAO, an international group of astronomers captured the first vivid…
Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics believe that six percent of red dwarf stars…
Astronomers continue to research the HAT-P-7 planetary system, looking for new insights into how retrograde…
By analyzing planets orbiting a star called Kepler-32, astronomers at Caltech estimate that there are…
Using the HATNet telescopes, CfA astronomers and colleagues discovered three new hot Jupiters and identified…
A newly published study takes a closer look at WASP-12 b, a planet that is…
The French space agency CNES has announced that the Convection, Rotation, and Planetary Transits (CoRoT)…
A team of astronomers reanalyzed data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to further examine whether…
Astronomers have uncovered a low-mass planet orbiting α Centauri B, a member of the stellar…
A team of international astronomers, aided by volunteer scientists using the Planethunters.org website, discovered a…
Astronomers have discovered that two exoplanets are overlapping in the skies as they cross their…
A newly published study examines the “habitable zone” that scientists believe might play a role…
Scientists have discovered the first exoplanetary system with regularly aligned orbits similar to those in…
Located 33 light-years away, exoplanet candidate UCF-1.01 was discovered when astronomers studying exoplanet GJ 436b…
Using a new method that involves studying the carbon monoxide signature of a planet’s atmosphere,…
Similar to Jupiter, exoplanet HD 189733b is a gas giant that circles its star, named…