Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...

Using JWST, scientists discovered PSR J2322-2650b — a carbon-rich, lemon-shaped exoplanet orbiting a pulsar — challenging theories of planet formation.

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

Astronomers are once again questioning whether our solar system is complete. Subtle gravitational effects suggest something large may be hiding far beyond the known planets. It hasn’t been directly ...

An international team of researchers has just revealed the existence of three Earth-sized planets in the binary stellar system TOI-2267 located about 190 light-years away. This discovery, published in ...

The planet formed 50 million years after the dinosaurs died, making it incredibly young in cosmic terms. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

It was almost 100 years ago that Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto. That was the last planet found until 1992, when humans found another one. But this new planet wasn't in our solar system—it was ...

An international team, utilizing the Subaru Telescope and its SCExAO system, reported the discovery of a massive planet (HIP 54515 b) and a brown dwarf (HIP 71618 B), representing the initial findings ...