Discover Magazine on MSN21h
5 of the Strangest and Most Dangerous Exoplanets Ever Discovered
Long before astronomers discovered the first exoplanet in 1992, the idea of worlds orbiting distant stars captivated the ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN14h
Scientists find unusual gas on exoplanets, could be the biggest clue in alien hunt
Researchers suggest that certain gases detected in the atmospheres of exoplanets could be key indicators in the search for ...
Astronomers Confirm 4 Rocky Exoplanets in Earth’s Backyard, Just 6 Light-Years Away
The four exoplanets orbit Barnard’s Star so closely that their years last only a few Earth days. They are probably rocky and, ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN3d
Newly Discovered Exoplanet Is So Light, Scientists Have No Idea What It’s Made Of
Astronomers have identified an ultra-light exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-1453, located 250 light-years from Earth. While ...
Webb telescope directly observes exoplanet COâ‚‚ for first time
The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar ...
This Newly Found Exoplanet Is So Light, Scientists Don’t Know What It’s Made Of
Astronomers discover a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune 250 light years away from our solar system. These planets offer a ...
Four planets found orbiting a star 6 light-years from Earth
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
Space.com on MSN4d
Astronomers discover exotic atmosphere on scorching hot exoplanet Cuancoá. 'Like finding a snowball that hasn't melted in a fire'
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor and thick clouds on LTT 9779 b, an ultra-hot Neptune locked in a ...
Live Science on MSN5d
4 miniature, Earth-like planets discovered extremely close to our sun
A quartet of small, rocky exoplanets likely circle Barnard's Star, around 6 billion light-years from Earth, putting them in ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
Astronomers Find Four New Exoplanets Orbiting a Neighboring Star, the ‘White Whale’ of Planet Seekers
More than 60 years after the first debunked discovery of a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, the closest single-star system to ...
Four Tiny Planets Discovered Near Earth, After Century-Long Search
Astronomers have made an exciting breakthrough by discovering four sub-Earth exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star, our closest ...
TOI-1453 c: A key sub-Neptune discovered in a system of two exoplanets
Astrophysicists have once again enriched our knowledge of the cosmos with a new discovery: two small planets orbiting ...