Scientists have discovered unexpected water-ice clouds on a distant, Jupiter-like exoplanet, challenging current atmospheric ...

A new study has identified a potentially record-breaking haul of transiting exoplanets, thanks to a machine learning ...

Starlight has been the key to finding thousands of exoplanets over the past decade, but researchers have found a new way to ...

New research suggests that many planets previously considered promising for life may, in fact, be far less hospitable. A ...

Astronomers may have just uncovered over 10,000 new exoplanet candidates in a single sweep, potentially tripling our known tally of alien worlds. Using a machine learning algorithm to sift through ...

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a unique planet in another star system that’s shaped like a lemon. The lopsided Jupiter-style planet is so bizarre that it may blur the ...

It's a big universe out there and if we have any neighbors, it might be better if they left us alone, and one pair of ...

A newly discovered “super-Earth” planet could allow us to finally see alien life, researchers say. The world – named GJ 251 c and lying less than 20 light years away – is thought to be a “super Earth” ...

New discoveries and fresh looks at familiar worlds show how far exoplanet science has come — and how much remains unknown. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Alien solar systems that are home to so-called "hot Jupiters" — gas giants circling sizzlingly close to their stars — are unlikely homes for Earth-like planets, researchers say. Hot Jupiters get their ...