NASA’s Chandra Finds Baby Exoplanet is Shrinking
A star is unleashing a barrage of X-rays that is causing a closely-orbiting, young planet to wither away an astonishing rate, according…
‘Death Wish’ Planet Actively Triggers Destructive Flares From Its Host Star
A young, energetic star has had just about enough of its clingy planet. The pair are mired in…
Big planet orbiting a small star: Scientists discover rare pairing in Milky Way galaxy
Astronomers say they have discovered a massive planet orbiting a tiny star, a bizarre pairing that has stumped…
NASA’s Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet
Though they don’t orbit around our Sun, sub-Neptunes are the most common type of exoplanet, or planet outside…
NASA Webb’s Autopsy of Planet Swallowed by Star Yields Surprise
Observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have provided a surprising twist in the narrative surrounding what is…