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Recent measurements with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) cast doubt on the current understanding of the exoplanet Trappist-1 b's nature. Until now, it was assumed to be a dark rocky planet ...

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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 ...

"This is the first time we're ever seeing something like this." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A nearby alien planet is the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected what could be distinct signs of life on a “potentially habitable” world nearly 50 million lightyears away. Researchers from the Universities of Michigan and ...

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 ...