Astronomers have discovered a carbon-rich exoplanet with a bizarre atmosphere and shape, orbiting a neutron star under extreme conditions that challenge current models of planetary formation. Scientis ...

Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have observed a rare type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system ...

What types of exoplanets orbit pulsars? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to ...

A new discovery, made using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), may just be the weirdest exoplanet yet, possessing an ...

No planets cooler than about 35.33 degrees Fahrenheit had ever been detected. An exoplanet discovered in 2020 contains the coldest temperatures ever measured on a planetary body, according to ...

Astronomers have observed the atmosphere of a hot and uniquely inflated exoplanet using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Astronomers from the University of Arizona, along with an international group ...

In astronomy, there is a concept called "degeneracy." It has nothing to do with delinquent people, but instead is used to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team of astronomers have found a potentially habitable exoplanet ...

Far from our solar system, astronomers have spotted a world that looks less like a sphere and more like a squeezed lemon, a ...

What can theoretical models teach scientists about the formation and evolution of exoplanets? This is what a recent funding grant from the National Science Foundation hopes to address as a Dr. Diego ...

Just two decades after astronomers discovered the first exoplanet, NASA has confirmed the existence of 6,000 alien worlds. The total will rise even quicker as next-generation telescopes take flight.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Parts of space might be a bit smelly. The stench of rotten eggs ...