Latest about Exoplanets
Whatever happened to the 'potentially habitable' planet Gliese 581g (and d and f)?
From being the most Earth-like planet known to being consigned to the trash bin, the story of Gliese 581g is a precautionary tale for exoplanet hunters.
Scientists find extremely young exoplanet orbiting star with a wonky disk
NASA's TESS exoplanet-hunting spacecraft found the youngest transiting world yet, and the exoplanet's star has a wonky planetary disk.
A distant planet seems to have a sulphur-rich atmosphere, hinting at alien volcanoes
Even JWST can’t separate these tiny planets from their host stars – as they orbit their stars too closely. But there is a way to “see” the planet’s atmosphere from this entangled light.
With real scientific data, artist Martin Vargic has visualized hundreds of alien planets
Space.com talks to artist and author Martin Vargic, who is turning exoplanets into stunning and intricate art.
James Webb Space Telescope wins 'race against time' to directly observe young exoplanet
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope had to race against time to image a young exoplanet before it disappeared for a decade.
Hints of volcanic moon around alien planet may be 1st-of-its-kind discovery (video)
A sodium cloud detected in the vicinity of an exoplanet named WASP-49 b hints at the presence of a natural satellite, also known as an exomoon.
Nearby exoplanet is a 1st-of-its-kind 'steam world,’ James Webb Space Telescope finds
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have found a "first of its kind" world, an exoplanet that is twice the size of Earth and has an atmosphere packed with steam.
'Sub-Earth' exoplanet discovered around the closest solo star to us
Astronomers have discovered a low-mass "sub-Earth" planet orbiting the closest solo star to the solar system, Barnard's star, that has a year lasting just three Earth days.
