Kepler was one of the most successful exoplanet-hunting missions so far. It discovered 2,600 confirmed exoplanets—almost half ...

The Chandra X-ray Telescope is investigating the habitability of exoplanets. NASA explains. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...

Astronomers have identified a planet unlike anything in our solar system, classified as a "Super-Venus." Located just 47 ...

An international team of researchers clocked WASP-127b's speedy winds using the VLT's CRIRES+ instrument. Short for "Cryogenic high-resolution InfraRed Echelle Spectrograph," CRIRES+ allows ...

If it’s real, some may question whether something with a mass about three times Pluto’s counts as a planet at all.

Venus" exoplanet 47 light-years away, with a thick atmosphere, challenging previous planetary classifications.

WASP-127b boasts wind speeds of 33,000 km/h—faster than anything we've seen before! This gas giant's bizarre atmosphere ...

A new study by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton highlights the challenges planets ...

Planets with suns like Wolf 359 are subject to huge blasts of radiation that raise questions about their long-term ...

Two papers showed these intriguing signals, but the team stresses that there are currently many uncertainties to confirming ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just three years. A new project celebrates its impact on the ...

Recent studies have revealed that, until now, Hot Jupiters seem to be the only planet in orbit around their host star. This ...