The discovery of the exoplanet, a super-Earth called Kepler-735c, is all down to something called transit timing variations, ...

Giant planets are not rare per se — after all, we have four in our own solar system. Such large worlds are, however, rarely ...

As astronomers study an exoplanet called K2-18b, conflicting research reveals how difficult it is to find evidence of life ...

A newly discovered gas giant, called TOI-6894b, orbiting a low-mass red dwarf star defies existing models of planet formation ...

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

The chemical composition of WASP-121b suggests that it formed in a cool zone of its natal disc, comparable to the region of gas and ice giants in our Solar System. Methane indicates unexpected ...

The challenge in the search for habitable worlds is clear. We need to be able to identify habitable worlds and distinguish ...

The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and planetary science. The U.S. is building multiple ...

As science develops and our observational instruments improve, there’s a growing optimism within the exoplanet community that ...

A small red dwarf star is challenging our knowledge of how planets form by coexisting with a massive exoplanet, much like a ...

A giant conundrum has been found orbiting a teeny tiny red dwarf star just a fifth of the size of the Sun. Such small stars ...