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

"There are still many things related to planetary formation and the early evolution of young planetary systems that we don't ...

Planets around other stars need to be prepared for extreme weather conditions, according to a new study from NASA's Chandra X ...

The planet is crumbling so fast due to bombardment from its star that it is losing a "moon's worth" of matter every million years. Soon, it is doomed to vanish entirely. The extrasolar planet ...

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

Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds up to 33,000 km/h, the winds make up the fastest jet-stream of its kind ever ...

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

WASP-127b's diameter is about 30% larger than Jupiter, our solar system's largest planet. But its mass is only about 16% that ...

In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) ...

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

The discovery of two new planets beyond our solar system by a team of astronomers from The University of Warwick and the ...