Latest about exoplanets
Rare 'super-diamonds' may already exist on other planets, and could be made on Earth, study hints
A simulated form of carbon called BC8, or 'super-diamond', could be 30% tougher than normal diamonds, but synthesizing it on Earth won't be easy.
'Mathematically perfect' star system being investigated for potential alien technology
A distant star system housing 6 planets that move in 'mathematically perfect' orbits has ignited a search for possible alien technosignatures.
James Webb telescope makes ultra-rare detection of 2 planets orbiting dead stars
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected two alien planets orbiting white dwarfs, the collapsed husks of once-mighty stars. The discovery offers a hint of what our solar system will look like after the sun's eventual demise.
Physics-breaking 'rogue' objects spotted by James Webb telescope are emitting radio signals that scientists can't explain
A bizarre object discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope may be a pair of 'rogue' planets ― but a new study finds they are emitting radio signals rarely seen from other worlds.
James Webb telescope spots bizarre 'cat tail' flowing out of nearby star, and scientists can't fully explain it
New images from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed a bizarre string of dust in the shape of a cat's tail around the nearby juvenile star Beta Pictoris.
5 Earth-like worlds may lurk in the outer reaches of the solar system, simulations suggest
The young sun may have captured several Mars- or Mercury-size exoplanets that now orbit in the outer reaches of the solar system, but identifying them will be extremely challenging.
Scientists have a new way to find oceans — and possible alien life — on distant planets
Scientists have proposed a new technique to help researchers identify oceans on exoplanets — a key step to finding life outside our planet.
8 stunning James Webb Space Telescope discoveries made in 2023
The oldest ever black holes, a preview of our solar system's gory demise, and a measurement of distant starlight that threatens to bring the standard of cosmology crashing down — here are the JWST's wildest discoveries of 2023.
