W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of star system HR 8799 have been time-lapsed. The system hosts four planets that are more ...

The transforming exoplanet that was observed by the WIYN 3.5-meter telescope at the U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory has a strangely elongated orbit. Credit: Images and ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has investigated an exoplanet that’s super cool — literally. The huge planet, which is six ...

In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth. This exoplanet, which ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly detected the faint glow of a planet that’s colder than any ...

Astronomers have discovered that "super-Earth" planets may exist on wider orbits than previously thought — and this implies ...

Super-Earths, larger planets similar to Earth, are far more common across the universe than scientists previously believed, ...

In 2020, researchers discovered the first exoplanet near a white dwarf. This planet has turned out to be the coldest known to date.

The Milky Way is known to host a diverse array of planetary systems, providing astronomers with extensive insights into how ...

The exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b makes an unusual orbit around a pair of brown dwarfs, objects bigger than gas-giant planets but ...

A recent discovery of a unique exoplanet continues to challenge our understanding of solar system dynamics as a recent study ...

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have taken a major step toward understanding a puzzling type of planet ...