NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope produced the first 3D atmospheric map of exoplanet WASP-18b, an ultra-hot Jupiter 400 light-years away.

Recent research has challenged the traditional view that water on planets must be delivered from space, suggesting instead ...

In the search for alien life, one Cornell researcher says color may be a telltale sign of biosignatures on far-off exoplanets ...

A global team observed a massive plasma burst from EK Draconis, showing how early solar storms may have shaped young planets.

A 3D map of planet WASP-18b reveals extreme heat zones and broken water vapor in its atmosphere for the first time.

The detection of a potentially rocky world around a nearby star opens up unprecedented prospects for the atmospheric characterization of exoplanets. This discovery, made by an ...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a nearby super Earth that could potentially support alien life — drawing comparisons to theories surrounding Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS, which some ...

A team of astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first 3D atmospheric map of an exoplanet. The fiery WASP-18b, a massive “ultra-hot Jupiter,” revealed striking temperature ...

About 50 light-years from Earth, a gas giant about half the mass of Jupiter orbits a sunlike star. The discovery of Pegasi 51 b ushered in a new era of exoplanet research.

The gas giant WASP-18b belongs to a class known as ultra-hot Jupiters — giant, searing, gaseous planets that orbit perilously close to their stars. Researchers used a new technique called ...

Washington, DC— Our galaxy’s most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between ...

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...