Four small, newly discovered worlds are less than six light-years away from Earth, and their discovery reinforces a ...

These rather small planets are a stone's throw from Earth in galactic terms, but were too small for previous instruments to ...

Here’s how it works. Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but are unlike any in our own solar system. The two exoplanets ...

"I do not believe we yet have convincing evidence of the presence of DMS in K2-18b's atmosphere." In 2023, debate erupted in the astronomy community about whether life could exist on an exoplanet ...

The presence of exoplanets in the star system was first ... with dramatic temperature swings; at its farthest point, the planet gets chilly enough for water to freeze. In fact, there's a chance ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope uncovered a new milestone in exoplanet research by capturing images of exoplanets containing carbon dioxide in their ...

The confirmed discovery of exoplanets revolutionized our understanding of the universe. Among the thousands of confirmed exoplanets, HD 20794 d in particular, recently attracted attention for a unique ...

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." In research ...