A newly discovered exoplanet has almost the same temperatures as Earth
A Venus-sized exoplanet located just 40 light years away may be the smoking gun that astronomers have been looking for in their search for an …
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Astronomers found a planet that shouldn’t exist
8 Ursae Minoris b is an intriguing exoplanet, and it shouldn’t even exist, astronomers say. Not only is the planet situated at just half the …
Astronomers found 2 potentially habitable planets orbiting a distant star
In January, NASA revealed that astronomers had discovered yet another potentially habitable planet orbiting the star TOI-700. That discovery brought the light the possibility that …
New study refutes 2018 discovery of real-life planet Vulcan from Star Trek
In 1966 a television show called Star Trek made its debut, introducing fans of the show to a character named Spock, who hailed from a …
Astronomers discovered a planet that shouldn’t exist
Scientists have discovered a Jupiter-like “forbidden planet” around 285 light-years from our solar system. The newly discovered gas giant was revealed by astronomers utilizing NASA’s …
Scientists discovered a nearby planet called Wolf 1069 b that could be habitable
Astronomers have discovered a rarity among the stars. According to a new study published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, an exoplanet known only as Wolf 1069 …
Scientists spotted an exoplanet spiraling into its star
Scientists have discovered a spiraling exoplanet slowly veering toward its death. The exoplanet in question is Kepler-1658b, so called because the Kepler mission originally discovered …
Scientists may have discovered two water worlds
Two planets that astronomers discovered on the Kepler mission may not be the rocky, Earth-like bodies that we originally believed. Instead, a new study suggests …
This is one of the most massive super-Earths we’ve ever discovered
A group of researchers have spotted one of the most massive super-Earths we’ve discovered so far. The massive exoplanet orbits a star located just 200 …
A newly discovered planet could make it easier to find extraterrestrial life
Scientists have made an amazing discovery. According to a new study published in The Astrophysical Letters, astronomers found an Earth-like planet with no atmosphere. The …
Astronomers discovered a ‘marshmallow’ world orbiting a red dwarf star
Astronomers have discovered a strange “marshmallow” world 580 light-years away from Earth. The planet, which orbits a red dwarf star, is believed to be the …
Astronomers may have found new planets that are more habitable than Earth
Astronomers continue to find super-Earths throughout the universe. A group working on NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite recently discovered a few exciting planets orbiting within …
Astronomers found a new way to hunt for alien worlds
The hunt for alien worlds is more difficult than it may seem. Without the ability to travel through the cosmos, we’re left to look through …
James Webb captures first ever image of an exoplanet
In yet another historic moment, the James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first-ever direct image of an exoplanet. The planet in question, known as …
Scientists discovered a beautiful ocean world 100 light-years from Earth
Scientists have discovered a beautiful ocean world that looks like it was ripped out of the Star Wars prequels. The exoplanet TOI-1452 b was discovered …
You can help name a planet – here’s how
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has announced a new competition called NameExoWorlds 2022. The competition is aimed at helping astronomers come up with names for …
New exoplanet discovery may challenge everything we know about planetary formation
Astronomers may have discovered the youngest exoplanet ever detected. They detected the world in question around the adolescent star AS 209 using the Atacama Large …
Scientists discovered a Super-Earth that could have key ingredients for life
Scientists have discovered a Super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star. The discovery is the first made by the IRD Subaru Strategic Program (IRD-SSP). Additionally, it …
NASA has a bold plan to detect signs of alien life on distant planets
NASA has a bold new plan to help detect signs of life on distant planets. The plan relies heavily on a new telescope system. However, …
James Webb telescope is so powerful, it detected water on a distant exoplanet
NASA unveiled the first full-color images for its James Webb space telescope this week, and the results were absolutely astounding. While it’s easy to get …
Scientists discovered a massive exoplanet nine times bigger than Jupiter
Scientists have discovered a massive exoplanet forming that is estimated to be nine times bigger than Jupiter. The planet is still in the proverbial “womb” …
Scientists discovered a hellish new planet with floating metal clouds
Almost 850 light-years away from Earth, a planet named WASP-121b makes the trip around its star. The star is a hot Jupiter, which means it …
The atmosphere of this uninhabitable exoplanet is eerily similar to Earth
New data found by researching one of the most extreme exoplanets we know of could help us understand the complex atmospheric layers of others, including …
NASA’s TESS spacecraft has spotted 2,200 new worlds
It wasn’t all that long ago that humans didn’t even know for sure if planets existed outside of our solar system. We can see stars, …
If you’re eager to find aliens, this is great news
A new study suggests that habitable exoplanets may be plentiful in our home galaxy, The Milky Way. Researchers crunched data on thousands of exoplanets that …
Planets made of diamond may be hanging out in the cosmos
Researchers theorize that, under the right conditions, carbon-rich exoplanets could generate huge quantities of diamonds beneath their surface. The recipe including heat, pressure, carbon, water, …
NASA’s exoplanet hunter finished its mission… sort of
NASA’s TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, has completed its primary mission and will now move on to an extended mission where it will continue …
