How to understand exoplanets — space scientists call on lab-based chemists to help
In the 30 years since exoplanets were first reported1, telescopes have revealed thousands of them. One of the…
Discovery Alert: ‘Baby’ Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time!
WISPIT 2b Researchers have discovered a young protoplanet called WISPIT 2b embedded in a ring-shaped gap in a…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Studies Moon-Forming Disk Around Massive Planet
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical properties of…
Astronomers Have Found 6,000 Planets Outside the Solar System
The number of confirmed planets outside of our solar system—known as exoplanets—has risen to 6,000, NASA has said.…
Giant planet found orbiting tiny star ‘should not exist’, astronomers say |
Astronomers have discovered a giant planet named TOI-6894b orbiting a very small red dwarf star that has only…
NASA Installs Key ‘Sunblock’ Shield on Roman Space Telescope
Technicians have successfully installed two sunshields onto NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s inner segment. Along with the…
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…
Webb Telescope Just Did Something It’s Never Done Before—and Astronomers Are Thrilled
Since it began its science operations in July 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope has been probing the…