Latest about Exoplanets
Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1b may have a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere
The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, according to new research.
Discovery! Newfound exoplanet is 4th 'hot Neptune' ever found
NASA's TESS satellite has discovered a Neptune-sized exoplanet closely orbiting its host star. It's just the fourth object of its kind ever identified.
James Webb Space Telescope discovers 4th exoplanet in sweet triple 'super puff' star system
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a fourth planet in Kepler-51, a sweet system of cotton candy super puff planets.
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.
