NASA's TESS Discovers Giant Exoplanet That Has a Mass of Nearly 13 Jupiters and Orbits Its Star in Just 7 Days

Medicine & Technology Mar 30, 2023

Astronomers discovered a cosmic cannonball while going through the amount of data collected by NASA's TESS. Read the article to learn more.

Extraterrestrial Life Potentially Exists in the 'Terminator Zone' of Distant Exoplanets, Study Suggests

Mar 17, 2023

The "terminator zone" is a ring on exoplanets that have one side always facing its star and one side that is always dark. Check out how extraterrestrial life could potentially exist on this site.

Hidden Jupiter-like Exoplanet Found Orbiting a Star 87.5 Light Years Away

Feb 24, 2023

Studies using ESO's Very Large Telescope have identified the hidden Jupiter-like exoplanet in a not-so-distant star AF Leporis. Read the article to learn more details.

Exoplanets Orbiting Distant Star Shown in Stunning 12-year Timelapse Video

Feb 01, 2023

Observations on the exoplanets of the first extrasolar planetary system ever directly imaged were compiled to make the timelapse video. Tap the article to learn more.

Exoplanet in Deep Space Is on a Collision Course Toward Destruction as It Orbits Closer With Its Expanding Star

Jan 27, 2023

The doomed exoplanet was first discovered by the Kepler space telescope and its unfortunate fate could lead to new insights into other planets and their evolving star systems. Read the article to learn more details about its impending demise.

Astronomers Found Two Possible Water Worlds Orbiting a Red Dwarf Star 218 Light-Years Away

Dec 16, 2022

Astronomers found evidence that the two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are "water worlds" where water makes up a large fraction of their volume. Read the article to learn more.

James Webb Space Telescope Captures the Most Detailed View of an Exoplanet Atmosphere For the First Time [Look]

Nov 27, 2022

Check out the most detailed view of the exoplanet WASP-39b, which was the subject of the first-ever detection of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere earlier this year.

Red Sky Paradox: Scientists Present New Theory on the Rarity of Earth's Life

Sep 19, 2022

Scientists identified a characteristic in red dwarf stars that might help explain the Red Sky Paradox. Read the article to know more about the said paradox and what it says about the rarity of life on Earth.

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

Aug 23, 2022

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.

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

Aug 20, 2022

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.

First-Ever Exoplanet Discovered 30 Years Ago Around a Rotating Star Is an Extraordinarily Rare Pulsar

Jul 11, 2022

The first-ever exoplanets were discovered in 1992 and astronomers found them in a rapidly rotating star called a pulsar. Read the article on why they could be extraordinarily rare.

MIT Astronomers Discover 2 New Exoplanets Orbiting a Star; Can These Super-Earths Host Life?

Jun 16, 2022

The two new planets of rocky mineral goodness are found orbiting a star that is close to the galactic neighborhood of the Solar System. Check out these new worlds in this article.

A Pair of Rocky Exoplanets Twice Larger Than the Earth Discovered

May 03, 2022

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.

Astronomers Analyze Archival Data of 25 Hot Jupiters From Hubble Space Telescope to Understand Exoplanet Atmosphere

May 02, 2022

Hubble Space Telescope spies on 25 hot Jupiters to learn the atmosphere of exoplanets. Read on to learn what astronomers have found out so far.

Real-Life Tatooine of ‘Star Wars’ Discovered, Here’s How Astronomers Found the Planet With Two Suns

Feb 28, 2022

A new study proves that ground-based telescopes can look for a planet that orbits two suns, such as the Kepler-16b. See this real-life Tatooine planet, which was home to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars.