With the discovery of six new exoplanets, scientists have tipped the scales and surpassed 5,500 exoplanets found (there are now 5,502 known exoplanets, to be exact).

This illustration depicts the aftermath of a collision between two giant exoplanets. What remains is a hot, molten planetary core and a swirling, glowing cloud of dust and debris.

May 1, 2020 · Among exoplanets, planets that encircle stars beyond our Sun, WASP-79b is among the largest ever observed

These kinds of observations provide insight into the complexity of weather and atmospheric composition on exoplanets, and may someday be applicable to analyzing Earth-size planets …

For the first time since exoplanets, or planets around stars other than the sun, were discovered almost 20 years ago, X-ray observations have detected an exoplanet passing in front of its …

In this talk, I will discuss a variety of approaches to studying the detection, formation rates, and biosignatures of exoplanets, and how they point toward a better understanding of sentient life …

The study of super-Mercuries will shed light on the composition of low-mass, terrestrial exoplanets as well as on the mechanisms that lead to the formation of iron-rich planets.

Elévate sobre un océano de lava entre las nubes brillantes de 55 Cancri e.

Awaiting a low-fuel 'warning' Without a gas gauge, we have been monitoring the spacecraft for warning signs of low fuel— such as a drop in the fuel tank’s pressure and changes in the …

May 8, 2019 · An ambitious new study using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows that ancient galaxies were brighter than scientists anticipated and that their light may have changed the …