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WASP-121 b is the definition of an "extreme" exoplanet — it's so hot that it rains droplets of liquid iron. Now, astronomers have discovered that this planet, located around 900 light-years away from ...

Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new exoplanet orbiting a nearby star. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-2431 b, is ...

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An illustration of the newly detected exoplanet Barnard b, with the red dwarf Barnard's star in the background. ESO / M. Kornmesser Astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet that orbits a red dwarf ...

An exoplanet in our celestial ‘neighborhood,’ located about 64 light-years away, was already known for its extreme weather. Any visitor willing to brave the 1,700 degree Fahrenheit temperatures would ...

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers have detected a new exoplanet orbiting a bright K-type star known as TOI-283. The newfound alien world, ...

No planets cooler than about 35.33 degrees Fahrenheit had ever been detected. An exoplanet discovered in 2020 contains the coldest temperatures ever measured on a planetary body, according to ...