Scientists might have just found Earth's icy, distant cousin a few hundred million light-years away. HD 137010 b is one of thousands of exoplanets, or planets that orbit other stars, and is ...

If you examine our solar system’s giant planets, you’ll notice right away that they’ve all got moons—a lot of moons. While ...

NASA scientists have devised a new way to use planets that cross, or "transit," the face of their parent stars to investigate stellar "spottiness." The new technique, called the "StarryStarryProcess," ...

A new analytical transmission model incorporating pressure-dependent opacity improves interpretation of exoplanet atmospheres and supports data analysis from JWST and the upcoming ARIEL mission.

Only 11.4 light-years away, two exoplanets have been detected around a neighboring star. One of them, Gl725Bc, is located in the habitable zone and is now the second closest potentially ...

Astronomers have detected over 5,800 confirmed exoplanets. One extreme class is ultra-hot Jupiters, of particular interest because they can provide a unique window into planetary atmospheric dynamics.

Its star also has a wonky planetary disk. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. To date, over 5,500 exoplanets — planets that orbit ...