Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...

The four exoplanets orbit Barnard’s Star so closely that their years last only a few Earth days. They are probably rocky and, ...

NASA has officially confirmed over 5,000 exoplanets. These worlds include icy, rocky, and gas planets with unique characteristics. Some could even har ...

As of January 2012, the tally of confirmed alien worlds has skyrocketed ... has used the transit method to confirm more than 60 new exoplanets and to identify 2,300 candidate planets now awaiting ...

A fresh look at past data reveals that exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter formed much sooner than previously thought, ...

An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth ... opens a window to future studies of Earth-like exoplanets that may have conditions suitable for life. Dr.

Astronomers have detected over 5,800 confirmed exoplanets. One extreme class is ultra-hot Jupiters, of particular interest because they can provide a unique window into planetary atmospheric dynamics.