In a zesty new discovery, scientists have unearthed a strange lemon-shaped exoplanet. It is unlike one we have seen before, ...

Discovered in 2011 by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, TrEs-2b absorbs 99% of the light it is struck with and reflects only 1%, ...

Webb telescope discovered a bizarre exoplanet with carbon atmosphere, no hydrogen, orbiting a super-dense spinning star.

The discovery of an extraordinary multi-planet system has demonstrated that so-called "hot Jupiter" planets may not be lonely giants after all. The findings could force scientists to revise their ...

"A planet orbiting not just a binary, but a binary brown dwarf, as well as being on a polar orbit, is rather incredible and exciting." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Exoplanets come up a lot these days, usually in headlines about distant stars, strange atmospheres, or the possibility of ...

The discovery of a strange wobbling planet has left astronomers confused but could reveal the secrets of planet formation. The new exoplanet, named TOI-1408 c, is situated about 455 light-years from ...

A pair of stars with three planets in orbit around one star or the other is the first system of its kind that has been confirmed. Pairs of stars, known as binaries, appear to be more common in the ...

Artist's concept depicts new research that has expanded our understanding of exoplanet WASP-69 b's "tail." NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii have ...

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of "steam worlds"—exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes that are rich in water but orbit so close to their stars that their surfaces are shrouded in thick ...