These three exoplanets are among the least dense ever found, and all attempts to probe their atmospheres have been blocked by a mysterious smog.

A newly identified world beyond our solar system is giving scientists a fresh look at how strange planets can be, and it may ...

Finding Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars and identifying signs of life such as oxygen or water is a major goal in ...

It all started when a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington found a Sun-like star behaving strangely.

The stars, and possibly the planets orbiting them, where Project Hail Mary, now opening in theaters, takes place are very real. We’d expect nothing less from Andy Weir, whose reputation for scientific ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered an example of a new class of exoplanet, and it smells like ...

What can small exoplanets blasted by solar radiation teach scientists about planetary evolution? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy | Space ...

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre exoplanet with a giant underground ocean of magma that traps sulphur and may represent an entirely new class of worlds.

A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a new type of planet beyond our solar system—one that stores large amounts of sulfur deep within a permanent ocean of magma. The findings have ...

Astronomers have witnessed evidence of an extremely violent collision between planets, and it resembles the event in Earth's history that created the moon.

Astronomers may have discovered a new type of planet beyond our solar system, according to new research. The exoplanet, named "L 98-59 d," was first identified in 2019, but further observations using ...