Latest about Exoplanets
The world's 1st private space telescope just spotted its 1st star. Here's what it saw.
The world's first commercial space telescope has released its first image as it begins its journey to help track nearby stars that might host habitable exoplanets.
Why don't more Tatooine-like exoplanets exist in our Milky Way galaxy? Astronomers might have an answer
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity strikes again.
A mystery object is dimming a distant star. Could it be a massive exoplanet, or a 'failed star'?
A mysterious object has caused a long-lasting and extreme dimming of a distant star, but is this object a 'failed star' brown dwarf, or an exceptionally massive super-Jupiter exoplanet?
Scientists have found a weird 'inside out' planetary system. Here's what it looks like
Astronomers have discovered a planetary system that appears to flip one of astronomy's most reliable rules on its head.
A 'cold Earth' exoplanet just 146 light-years away might be in its star's habitable zone — if it exists
The planet is one of the best worlds for follow-up studies to determine whether it could be habitable or not.
Astronomers discover the 'growing pains' of teenage exoplanets
"We've often seen the 'baby pictures' of planets forming, but until now, the 'teenage years' have been a missing link."
Super-Earth exoplanets may have built-in magnetic protection from churning magma — and that's good news for life
"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet."
Wobbling exoplanet hints at a hidden exomoon so massive it could redefine the word 'moon' altogether
"In our solar system, the most massive moon is Ganymede, which is still extremely small compared to what we are inferring here."
