A super-hot planet 260 light-years from Earth is showing signs of water vapor in its atmosphere, despite scorching temperatures. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on ...

As shocking as it sounds today, prior to the 1990s, scientists couldn't be certain that stars beyond the sun also had planets orbiting them. Since the discovery of the first extra-solar planet, or ...

Mapping the surface features of farflung alien planets is a tough task, as a simple example illustrates. Rapidly spin a globe with black and white regions painted evenly on its surface.

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NASA's 4-year-old Kepler spacecraft isn't the only observatory searching for alien planets. See which new spacecraft are waiting for their chance to hunt for exoplanets.

Alien planet seen being battered by 5,400mph winds in first weather map outside our solar system ever. The wind travels seven times faster than the speed of sound ...

Astronomers have for the first time discovered two alien planets whirling around a pair of stars: a complete solar system with twin suns just like Luke Skywalker's fictional home world Tatooine.

A planet outside our solar system the size of Jupiter is evaporating due to close proximity to its star. Latest. U.S. ... Alien planet's evaporating atmosphere revealed.

As shocking as it sounds today, prior to the 1990s, scientists couldn't be certain that stars beyond the sun also had planets orbiting them. Since the discovery of the first extra-solar planet, or ...

The burgeoning exoplanet catalog has delivered a multitude of planets that really emphasize the "alien" in "alien worlds." With planets so hot they rain iron, planets with savage, glass-filled ...