The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data ...

Using radial velocity measurements, an international team of astronomers has identified a second planet orbiting a nearby ...

The exoplanet is the first confirmed detection of a planet in a multi-ringed protoplanetary disk, a disk that contains ...

Astronomers have taken a huge leap towards discovering habitable worlds, and the world now eagerly anticipates a rocky planet ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has investigated the "Goldilocks zone" planet TRAPPIST-1e to search for a potential atmosphere and hints of habitability.

Scientists have found thousands of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, throughout the galaxy. This artist’s ...

In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid ...

This special phenomenon of “tidal locking” results in the incredible extreme temperature differences between day and night on WASP-121b. The side facing the star, known as the “day side,” experiences ...

When the JWST finally began its long-awaited science operations in July 2022, there was a long list of targets awaiting its ...

The exoplanet was discovered during preliminary observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. Experts say they could soon ...

A giant planet may be orbiting the nearest Sun-like star to Earth, and the discovery is sparking excitement across the astronomy world. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have detected ...

A distant exoplanet might have an atmosphere similar to Earth's, early observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ...