Astronomers at the University of Arizona imaged the extrasolar planets, or "exoplanets," using the sophisticated Magellan Adaptive Optics Xtreme (MagAO-X) instrument paired with the 6.5-meter ...

Here’s how it works. Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but are unlike any in our own solar system. The two exoplanets ...

Scientists from UNSW Sydney have located a potential new exoplanet—a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system—using a technique known as "transit timing variation." In research ...

However, the first exoplanet, and five more that followed in the first half of 1996, qualified only as distant cousins. Because the technique that revealed them could find only massive planets ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Gas giant exoplanets, similar in mass to Jupiter, form much earlier than previously believed, likely within 1 to 2 million years. This challenges existing ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope uncovered a new milestone in exoplanet research by capturing images of exoplanets containing carbon dioxide in their atmospheres. This discovery, within the HR ...

A fresh look at past data reveals that exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter formed much sooner than previously thought, according to new research. A fresh look at past data reveals that ...

GJ 1214 b, also known as Enaiposha since 2023, is thought to be a sub-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star. It has provided astronomers with new insights into planet formation and ...

"If we are looking at an exoplanet and can get only one measurement, we need to consider that it might not be representative of the entire planet." ...

Normally, the Webb telescope only detects exoplanets by glimpsing them when they cross in front of their host star. This "transiting method" was how Webb indirectly detected CO2 in the atmosphere ...

This result also sets apart our gas giants from 51 Eridani b. Compared to that exoplanet, Jupiter and Saturn have relatively low eccentricity — meaning their orbits around the sun are more circular.