Latest about Exoplanets
1st known 'Trojan' planets discovered locked in the exact same orbit around a star
A distant Jupiter-size planet could have the shattered remains of a smaller sibling in its tow.
Star system with galaxy-like 'arms' may be holding a secret planet
A distant star system has Milky Way-like spiral arms orbiting it. New research suggests a giant planet may be to blame.
Mirror-like exoplanet that 'shouldn't exist' is the shiniest world ever discovered
A distant planet named LTT9779 b reflects 80% of its star's light, making the strange world with metal clouds the biggest known "mirror" in the universe.
Mysterious 'zombie planet' Halla seems to have survived the explosive death of its star. How?
The Jupiter-sized exoplanet Halla has somehow survived the death of its star, and astronomers aren't sure how.
Bizarre object hotter than the sun is orbiting a distant star at breakneck speed
Scientists have discovered a weird celestial object that's blurring the line between planet and star.
There may be hundreds of millions of habitable planets in the Milky Way, new study suggests
A new analysis of Kepler data shows that one-third of small stars called M dwarfs may have the potential to host life.
James Webb telescope discovers ancient 'water world' in nearby star system
The James Webb Space Telescope took its first close look at a "mini-Neptune" — the most common type of planet beyond our solar system — and found signs of water.
For the first time, scientists watched a dying star swallow a planet whole
Astronomers have spotted a bright flash of light from a Jupiter-size world being consumed by its own star in a preview of Earth’s likely fate.
