The James Webb Space Telescope has detected clouds made of silicates, similar to sand here on Earth, as well as water, ...

Only 11.4 light-years away, two exoplanets have been detected around a neighboring star. One of them, Gl725Bc, is located in the habitable zone and is now the second closest potentially ...

Planetary systems in the Milky Way galaxy tend to follow a particular pattern: rocky planets toward the center, closest to ...

If you've been following exoplanet research over the last couple of years, you've definitely heard of K2-18b. Located 124 ...

A newly identified planet candidate, HD 137010 b, looks strikingly Earth-like in size and orbit — but it may be colder than Mars due to its dimmer star. If it has a thick enough atmosphere, though, ...

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

Astronomers want to collect as much data as possible using as many systems as possible. Sometimes that requires coordination ...

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Astronomers have detected over 5,800 confirmed exoplanets. One extreme class is ultra-hot Jupiters, of particular interest because they can provide a unique window into planetary atmospheric dynamics.