The four exoplanets orbit Barnard’s Star so closely that their years last only a few Earth days. They are probably rocky and, ...

Scientists from UNSW Sydney have located a potential new exoplanet—a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar ...

A paper published in 2023 spurred discussion about whether life exists on an exoplanet named K2-18b. Two years later, the ...

A fresh look at past data reveals that exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter formed much sooner than previously thought, ...

Scientists using JWST have uncovered striking cloud formations and extreme heat contrasts on LTT 9779 b, a rare ultra-hot ...

Scientists identify a new way to detect life in outer space with currently existing telescopes. The method hinges on worlds that look nothing like Earth, and gases rarely considered in the search for ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to investigate the atmosphere of a cosmic body that is either a "failed ...

Scientists from UNSW Sydney have located a potential new exoplanet – a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system – using a technique known as ‘transit timing variation’.

Planets change orbit shape around Neptune’s size. Metal-rich stars help giant planets form. Eccentric orbits suggest chaotic ...

Astronomers have discovered nearly 6,000 planets beyond our own solar system. Here's how — and how we'll find even more.