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An exoplanet 60 light-years away from Earth, known as 14 Herculis c, is thought to be the coldest one yet found, researchers claim in a new study.
In this illustration, WD 1856b, a giant planet, orbits its dim white dwarf star every day and a half. Scientists identified the coldest exoplanet, WD 1856+534 b. The planet is a gas giant located ...
Turning down starlight to spot new exoplanets New coronagraph could reveal hidden planets beyond our solar system Date: April 18, 2025 Source: Optica Summary: Researchers have developed a new ...
When Star Wars debuted in 1977, astronomers had yet to confirm an exoplanet with the same orbital path as Skywalker’s home world. It would take another 16 years before experts located an actual ...
Space Exoplanet found in odd perpendicular orbit to brown dwarf star pair It is rare to find brown dwarf stars orbiting in pairs, and this pair has an even more unusual exoplanet companion By ...
For the first time, scientists have discovered an exoplanet that defies the usual pace of time. WASP-121b, located 900 light-years away, has a year that lasts only 30 hours, 10 times faster than ...
This Collection highlights the results from the Early Science Release programme of the JWST telescope focused on transiting hot giant exoplanets. With its extended wavelength range and its ...
Evidence for morning-to-evening limb asymmetry on the cool low-density exoplanet WASP-107 b. Nature Astronomy, 2024; DOI: 10.1038/s41550-024-02367-9 ...
An international group of researchers including University of Arizona astronomers, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, has observed the atmosphere of a hot and uniquely inflated exoplanet ...
A far away planet may have characteristics for life via air and water. NASA Although the name isn’t so moving, its potential is. “Of all currently known temperate exoplanets, LHS 1140 b could ...
Scientists made an exciting -- and pungent -- announcement about a nearby exoplanet this week, finding that a planetary body with a likeness to Jupiter smells of rotten eggs. Analyzing data ...
Recently, the Unistellar Network and Exoplanet Watch has confirmed a new exoplanet, TIC 393818343 b, which sits about 300 light-years away from Earth.