Latest Exoplanets Stories
The potential for habitability on these exoplanets is tilting in the right direction
We could move to another planet with a spaceship like this
Good news: these exoplanets probably have water. Bad news: AHHH SO MUCH WATER.
Now’s your chance to discover a new planet (with Google’s help)
Venus may once have been habitable. Now it can tell us if other worlds might be as well.
Our closest neighboring star system sounds like a terrible place to live
Five questions about NASA’s plans to visit an alien world in 2069
Artificial intelligence just discovered two new exoplanets
This scorching black exoplanet takes in all the light it can and gives almost nothing back
This giant exoplanet has a glowing atmosphere
What the heck is ‘ice VII,’ and why are scientists using lasers to make it?
Don’t get too hyped about ‘Planet 10’ just yet
NASA found a bunch more potentially habitable planets
This distant planet is hotter than many stars
Scientists are trying to confirm the existence of a giant ringed planet
3D printed ovaries, a shape-shifting optical illusion, and other amazing images of the week
If Proxima b has an atmosphere like Earth’s, it might be habitable
Scientists discover yet another rocky planet that could (maybe) host alien life
NASA wants the internet to get hype about these new exoplanets
A whopping seven Earth-size planets were just found orbiting a nearby star
Just how far away are the exoplanets we’ve found?
No one really knows how to name exoplanets
What’s Inside Proxima Centauri B, Our Nearest Exoplanet Neighbor
‘Project Blue’ Aims To Take The First Snapshot Of A Twin Earth
How We Could See The New ‘Earth-Like’ Planet Up Close
Our Closest Neighboring Star Has A Rocky, Earth-Sized Planet In Its Habitable Zone
1,284 New Planets, A New Skin, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
All The Habitable Planets (Ok, Just Three) Are Hanging Out Around This Ultracool Star
Hubble Spies A Moon Orbiting A Distant Dwarf Planet
Why Go To Alpha Centauri?
Distant Gas Giant Planet Found Orbiting Three Stars
Alien Planets With Super Salty Oceans Could Be Habitable
Earth May Be Unique In The Universe
NASA Just Released Even More Awesome Interplanetary Travel Posters
The Reason We Haven’t Met Aliens May Be That They Don’t Live Long Enough
Find Alien Planets That Could Support Life With This Amazing Chart
Watch Hundreds Of Exoplanets Twirl Around Their Stars In This Mesmerizing Animation
Scientists Witness The Development Of Baby Planets For The First Time
Nearby ‘Venus Twin’ Could Be Clue To Finding Inhabited Planets
Weather On Sunless Planet Is Cloudy With A Chance Of Molten Iron Rain
Have We Detected Megastructures Built By Aliens Around A Distant Star?
Brilliant 10: David Kipping Hunts for Moons Around Exoplanets
Could Foods Taste Better On Other Planets Than They Do On Earth?
Vote To Name Alien Planets After Pro Wrestlers, Zombies, Or ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters
A Super Hot, Rocky Planet Has Been Discovered Just 21 Light Years Away
The Most Earth-Like Alien World Yet Has Been Found: Kepler 452b
Huge, Alien-Hunting Telescope Could Become Hubble’s Successor
Why Is This Planet Acting Like A Comet?
For The First Time, Visible Light From An Exoplanet Detected
‘Super Saturn’ Exoplanet Has Massive Rings
Hubble Snaps Detailed Photos Of Dust And Debris Surrounding Stars
Weather Of Wild Exoplanet Mapped Using Hubble Telescope
Earth’s Water Is Older Than The Sun
6 Weird Ways To Hunt For Aliens
Finally, Really, You’re Invited to Help Name Distant Planets
Found: The Most Potentially Life-Friendly Exoplanet So Far
How To Find Our Planet’s Twin
One In Five Sun-Like Stars Have Earth-Like Planets
Historic Space Images From The Arecibo Observatory
Newly Found Exoplanet Is Earth-Like In Size And Composition
How Heather Knutson Reads The Weather On Exoplanets
First Cloudy Alien Planet Spotted From Earth
Spot Exoplanets With Your Home Telescope, Using Free NASA Software
On Nightmare Planet Covered In Boiling Lava, A Year Lasts 8.5 Hours