Latest Exoplanets Stories
This weird dwarf planet at the edge of our solar system has a new origin story
Engineers made synthetic alien lava to understand uninhabitable worlds
A new class of super-watery planets may exist beyond the solar system
In a first, James Webb Space Telescope reveals distant gassy atmosphere is filled with carbon dioxide
Newly discovered exoplanet may be a ‘Super Earth’ covered in water
Exoplanet hunters want to block starlight with a giant orbiting shade
The James Webb Space Telescope’s first glimpses into deep space reveal 4 mind-blowing finds
We may be underestimating how many cold, giant planets are habitable
NASA’s official exoplanet tally has passed 5,000 worlds
Scientists wielded giant lasers to simulate an exoplanet’s super-hot core
Space probably has way more ‘rogue planets’ than we thought
There is no Planet B
This newly spotted massive alien planet is confusing astronomers
On this blisteringly hot metal planet, a year lasts only 8 hours
NASA’s James Webb telescope will peer through the haze of other worlds
Astronomers spot first planet outside the Milky Way
A newly discovered planet orbiting a dead star offers a glimpse of Earth’s future
These strange radio signals might not be coming from stars
Mars may be too small to have ever been habitable
Dancing Exoplanets, A Fire Tornado, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
These scientists spent decades pushing NASA to go back to Venus. Now they’re on a hot streak.
Astronomers Use Backyard Telescopes to Discover a Super-Earth
Kepler Search Finds Two New Cozy, Possibly Watery Planets Around Faraway Star
Earth’s Northern Lights Pale In Comparison To This Powerful Alien Aurora
Astronomers Capture Beautiful Image Of Distant Planets Forming
Why aren’t there more super Earth-sized exoplanets? Astronomers think they’ve figured it out.
Astronomers cooked up alien atmospheres in an oven
These 6 exoplanets somehow orbit their star in perfect rhythm
Spacey ‘super puffs’ are changing our understanding of how planets form
This alien world could help us find Planet Nine in our own solar system
Violent space weather could limit life on nearby exoplanets
A deep-space telescope spied an exoplanet so hot it can vaporize iron
A strange dusty disk could hide a planet betwixt three stars
Astronomers find a pair of ‘super Earths’ in a nearby star system
There should be billions of Earths out there. Why can’t we find them?
The Milky Way could have dozens of alien civilizations capable of contacting us
This ominous image shows the birth of a planet
Planet Nine might not be a planet at all
Yeast and E. coli can grow in conditions that might exist on alien planets
The Hubble Space Telescope just turned 30, and it’s working better than ever
A new ’Oumuamua theory could mean many more interstellar visitors are headed our way
Uranus blasted a gas bubble 22,000 times bigger than Earth
First of its kind ‘teardrop’ star pulses with its own rhythm
This pitch-black exoplanet is spiraling toward its doom
These ‘super puff’ planets have the same density as cotton candy
White dwarf star spotted nibbling on the atmosphere of a nearby icy planet
Physics Nobel spotlights scientists who discovered exoplanets and the recipe for the universe
This distant world is a lot like Earth, but you wouldn’t want to live there
How many planets can support life like Earth?
We’re one step closer to tracking down another Earth
Dwarf star planets could glow with life
This distant Neptune-like planet really shouldn’t exist
Some exoplanets tilt too much, and it’s pushing everyone apart
Scientists think they’ve found a super-Earth exoplanet dripping with sapphires and rubies
Oxygen might not lead us to aliens after all
Dust to dust: How Earth’s most advanced observatory is unraveling our origins
A frozen super-Earth is just six light years away
Kepler finally ran out of gas, but it will always fuel our planet-hunting ambitions
In the hunt for aliens, satellites may light the way
Astronomers think they’ve found a moon the size of Neptune in a distant star system
NASA’s newest planet hunter has already found two potential exoplanets
There’s a planet exactly where Star Trek said Vulcan should be
This giant exoplanet’s atmosphere teems with glowing hot atoms of titanium and iron
NASA’s most prolific planet-hunting telescope is taking a nap