The James Webb Space Telescope investigated a giant planet, K2-18b, that could be an ocean world, according to NASA. The exoplanet lies 120 light-years away from Earth.

The star symbol marks the exoplanet HIP 65426 b’s star, which Webb has blocked from the image. ... Webb telescope spots CO2 on exoplanet for first time: what it means for finding alien life.

A lot has changed in exoplanet research in the 30 years since the first exoplanets were detected 1.Thousands of planets have now been catalogued, sporting a huge range of characteristics that show ...

They used Webb's mid-infrared instrument to suppress the overwhelming glare from the host star, revealing faint objects that would have been too dim to spot otherwise.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered evidence of a possible ocean world larger than Earth with conditions that have the potential to support life.. The exoplanet known as K2-18 b was ...

A "hot Jupiter" exoplanet named Halla may have orbited two stars at one time. Interactions between the two stars may have helped Halla survive a stellar outburst. Adam Makarenko/W.M. Keck Observatory.

NASA says exoplanet K2-18 b could be a “Hycean” planet, as the Webb telescope helped detect methane and carbon dioxide there, though it is unclear if it could support life.

This is an artist’s impression of the exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b’s unusual orbit around its host stars, a pair of brown dwarfs. The newly discovered planet has a polar orbit, which is ...

In 2023, scientists made some pretty smashing exoplanet discoveries. Here are the highlights. This year saw planetary scientists add a number of exciting new worlds to our growing 5,000+ catalog ...