Exoplanet 700-Light Years Away Contains Carbon Dioxide Found By James Webb Space Telescope

SPACE 08.26.2022 06:00 AM

James Webb Space Telescope captures carbon dioxide in the WASP-39b exoplanet. Continue reading to know more about the latest data captured by NASA's telescope.

IAU Invites the Public to Name an Exoplanet Recently Discovered Using James Webb Space Telescope: Here's How

08.23.2022 01:11 AM

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) launches the NameExoWorlds 2022 competition to name an exoplanet and its host star. Check out how to join the competition in this article.

Exoplanet Photobombers May Spoil NASA's Search For Life on Outer Space [Study]

08.22.2022 19:19 PM

Read on to know how astronomers from NASA and other space agency could solve data analysis errors caused by photobombing exoplanets.

New Neptune-Sized Exoplanet Orbiting a Bright Massive Star May Explain Why Finding Such Planets Is Rare

08.20.2022 01:36 AM

Scientists found that Neptune-sized exoplanets orbiting bright massive stars get stripped of their outer layers, which might explain why there are only a few of them found. Continue reading to know more.

NASA’s TESS Discovered a Hot Sub-Neptune Exoplanet Bigger Than Earth

08.18.2022 03:30 AM

NASA astronomers claim that TESS found an exoplanet bigger than Earth, categorized as sub-Neptune. Continue reading to know more about the mini-Neptune.

NASA James Webb Space Telescope Wants You to Name 20 Exoplanets Through IAU's Competition; Here's How to Join

08.12.2022 19:40 PM

There may be an exoplanet in the universe with your name. Read on to know how to help International Astronomical Union label planets that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope would examine.

Super-Earth Ross 508b Orbiting in the Habitable Zone of a Red Dwarf Might Possess Some Signs of Life

08.09.2022 01:20 AM

Japan's Subaru Telescope just discovered its first exoplanet named Ross 508b which could have retained water on its surface given its location near its star. Read the article to learn more about this super-Earth.

NASA Used Spitzer Data to Explain Why Some Planets Are Covered With Sand Clouds

07.11.2022 07:00 AM

NASA examined the data collected by the Spitzer Space Telescope to understand how sand-based clouds form in other planets and brown dwarfs. Read more about the findings.

NASA Launches Visual Guided Tours of Exoplanets to Show Life Outside Earth

07.06.2022 22:36 PM

NASA launches visual tours of exoplanets where visitors can access tours by visiting NASA's Exoplanet website. Continue reading to know more about the featured planets and what life is outside Earth.

Exoplanet Planetary Habitability: Distant Super-Earth Has Hydrogen-Rich Atmosphere and May Host Extraterrestrial Life

06.28.2022 04:41 AM

Exoplanets with an atmosphere that is rich in hydrogen and helium may support extraterrestrial life. Continue reading to know more details.

Super-Earth Exoplanet 4 Times Bigger Than Our Planet Found 36.5 Light-Years Away; Is It Habitable?

06.07.2022 06:53 AM

Ross 508b is an exoplanet that is 36.5 light-years distant from Earth. Read on to know if it is habitable.

Tides Might Be Responsible for Rarity of 'Trojan' Exoplanets, Study Claims

05.31.2022 09:20 AM

SETI Institute gives further insights about the rare and mysterious presence of trojan planets outsaide our solar system. Learn more about what trojan exoplanets are and why we can't find many of them.

A Pair of Rocky Exoplanets Twice Larger Than the Earth Discovered

05.03.2022 11:12 AM

Astronomers discovered two rocky exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star. Find out how the use of NASA’s TESS was able to identify the extraterrestrial worlds.

Bizarre Exoplanet With 3 Suns Is Just a Star Itself, Study Says

04.15.2022 22:56 PM

One of the strangest exoplanets ever discovered by astronomers has recently been shown to be a false positive. Read more to know what happened to HD 131399Ab.

Is It Possible for a Moon to Own a Satellite?

04.14.2022 13:35 PM

Can a moon have a submoon? Read the insights of scientists regarding the possibility of a moon having its own natural satellite.

Neptune's Atmosphere Colder Than We Thought As It Dropped Temperatures in 2 Decades

04.12.2022 02:31 AM

Latest astronomical study over Neptune shows how it dropped its own atmospheric temperatures over 20 years. Learn more about the new discovery from the mysterious Neptune.

Rare Birth of Baby Jupiter Offers New Theory About Formation of a Planetary System

04.11.2022 02:59 AM

Astronomers have uncovered signs of a massive planet developing in its early stages. Can you predict how Jupiter was born?

Scientists Discover Bizarre Formation of Massive Exoplanet 'AB Aurigae b'

04.06.2022 09:30 AM

A massive planet the size of Jupiter is currently being formed near the protostar AB Aurigae. Read to find out why experts find its planetary formation unusual.

Astronomers Find Jupiter’s Identical Twin Exoplanet 17,000 Light-Years Away Using Kepler Space Telescope

04.03.2022 23:45 PM

Here's how astronomers looked through historical data from NASA's Kepler space telescope before discovering an exoplanet with Jupiter-like features.

NASA Exoplanet Archive Finally Reaches 5000th Milestone After Searching For More Earth-Like Planets Beyond Solar System

03.22.2022 02:37 AM

Will NASA give up after discovering over 5,000 verified planets outside our solar system? Continue reading to find out!

Three Exoplanets Larger Than Jupiter Confirmed as Stars

03.21.2022 08:00 AM

The population of exoplanets is regularly updated once in a while. Read on to know what happened in the remaining planetary candidates hovering beyond the outskirts of our galaxy.