Astronomers observe a dramatic event on exoplanet TOI 1227 b. This young gas planet is losing its atmosphere quickly. Intense ...

Beyond the Milky Way lies an unimaginable cosmic expanse filled with billions of galaxies, stars, and mysterious phenomena that continue to challenge our understanding of the universe. Thanks to ...

Launched in 2021 after more than two decades of development, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the most powerful and advanced observatory ever created. Designed to peer deeper into space than ...

Far beyond the eight familiar planets in our solar system, countless bizarre and extreme worlds await discovery — and some ...

The hunt for potentially habitable rocky planets in our galaxy has been the holy grail of exoplanet studies for decades.

"We found that hundreds of exoplanets are larger than they appear, and that shifts our understanding of exoplanets on a large ...

Test your knowledge of the James Webb Space Telescope with our quiz! Discover facts about its mission, instruments, and ...

Astronomers have detected a massive, Ultra-Hot Jupiter that’s getting dangerously close to its star. It’s more massive than Jupiter and orbits its star more quickly than Mercury orbits the Sun. There ...

Astronomers have uncovered major size errors in TESS planet data, suggesting we’ve found fewer Earth-like exoplanets than we believed.

Exploring the quest for alien life through Bayesian analysis, emphasizing the importance of asking the right questions in ...

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Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz made a groundbreaking discovery: the first exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star. This moment marked the beginning of a new era in astronomy and planetary science, ...