One of the primary goals of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to detect atmospheres around exoplanets, to try to suss ...

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

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre carbon-rich planet orbiting a neutron star, PSR J2322-2650b, with soot clouds and ...

Astronomers are scratching their heads at the odd chemistry, which hints at soot clouds and possibly diamond formation deep ...

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre lemon-shaped exoplanet orbiting a dense, rapidly spinning dead star. Using the James ...

Since the 1990s, humanity has discovered some truly bizarre exoplanets. Very hot, very big, orbiting multiple stars, or at a ...

To test this idea, the new study looks at an exoplanet known as VHS 1256b. It has a mass of around 20 Jupiters and is one of ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a bizarre-looking exoplanet that defies explanation ...

A rare image reveals a giant planet clinging to two stars, helping scientists understand how planets survive in chaotic star ...

There are hundreds of millions of planets around other stars in our Milky Way galaxy that may be habitable, argues a new research paper. These exoplanets (planets orbiting a star other than our sun) ...

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