Beyond our solar system, countless alien worlds of lava, ice, water and noxious gas swirl through the cosmos. Here are some of the strangest exoplanets that scientists have discovered so far.

From a scorching super-Earth to a football-shaped world, here are the greatest alien planet stories of 2022. 1. 5,000th confirmed exoplanet at last NASA confirmed 5,000 exoplanets have been found ...

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Best-ever sign of alien life found as scientists say they are ‘99.7% sure’ & believe planet could be ‘teeming’ with ETs They used a genius sky-scanning trick to find it Sean Keach , Head ...

Is there really alien life on this exoplanet? We asked 10 experts. A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b.

Under Alien Skies Philip Plait W.W. Norton & Co., $30. Why is the sky blue? I remember asking my parents that question as a kid. When the sun’s rays hit the blanket of air that encircles the ...

F or the first time ever, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a previously unknown exoplanet: TWA 7b.

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