Space scientists look back on three decades of exoplanet discoveries—from rows of massive ‘super-Earths‘ to worlds with ...

This brings us to the complexity of NASA's announcement. "Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by ...

After marking the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the first exoplanet around a sun-like star, we now look forward to ...

James Webb Space Telescope imagery of the Carina Nebula, Southern Ring Nebula and exoplanet WASP-96 b atmospheric data has ...

NASA has confirmed 6,000 exoplanets, marking a major milestone in humanity’s quest to understand other worlds. From gas giants hugging their stars to planets covered in lava or clouds of gemstones, ...

Scientists have found thousands of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, throughout the galaxy. This artist’s ...

Astronomers around the world have confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets, a milestone reached in September 2025. Billions more are waiting to be discovered.

The discovery of the "hot Jupiter" exoplanet 51 Pegasi b on Oct. 6, 1995 changed the course of astronomical history.

WISPIT 2b was first detected using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Spectro-Polarimetric ...

Could a recently discovered "super-Earth" have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated "fairly close to us" -- only 137 light-years away -- and orbits ...

How many planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets, exist throughout the Milky Way Galaxy? While that might never be determined, NASA recently announced the total number of confirmed ...

Thirty years ago this week, two Swiss astronomers announced that they had spotted the first known planet orbiting a Sun-like ...