If you were able to land on Uranus, which you can’t because it is made of gas, you would be greeted with something that ...

University of Bristol astrophysicists are helping shed new light on an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light years away where liquid ...

An ultra-short period planet is spiraling toward destruction within 31 million years. Its extreme heat and dense composition reveal a violent past. Our circumstances here on the wondrous, ...

The world's greatest space telescopes have all been round. Now, a new rectangular design could turbocharge our search for ...

Large exoplanets are more easily detected than small ones. It's axiomatic. While large planets block out more starlight ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured its first direct image of a previously unknown exoplanet — a planet that orbits outside the solar system.

The exploration and study of exoplanets have advanced significantly in recent years, leading scientists to reconsider how these distant worlds are classified. As our understanding deepens, so does ...