Latest about Exoplanets
1st exoplanet outside the Milky Way possibly discovered
For the first time in history, scientists may have discovered a planet in another galaxy.
These 10 extreme exoplanets are out of this world
From worlds that rain iron and glass to diamond worlds and planets that have escaped the grip of their parent stars, here are 10 of the most extreme alien planets.
Dark matter could be destroying itself inside the bellies of exoplanets
Researchers propose learning more about dark matter by looking for its effects inside exoplanets.
Can super-rotating oceans cool off extreme exoplanets?
New research suggests a way to move heat around "tidally locked" alien planets: ocean currents whipping around the worlds faster than they rotate.
Astronomers peer into the atmosphere of a rare exoplanet that 'shouldn't exist'
The discovery of the extraordinary exoplanet LTT 9779b was first announced a month ago.
Baby exoplanet spotted growing around distant star (photo)
New imagery pinpoints the spot where a baby planet is forming around the young star AB Aurigae, which lies 520 light-years from Earth.
Mysterious 'disappearing' exoplanet was just a big cloud of asteroid trash, study suggests
The alleged exoplanet Fomalhaut b was discovered in 2004 and disappeared in 2014. Astronomers now say it was never a planet to begin with.
The hottest exoplanet's atmosphere is melting before our eyes
The hottest known exoplanet in the universe constantly has half of its atmosphere melted, a new study suggests
