Latest about exoplanets
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.
Scientists may finally understand why large alien planets keep turning into 'super-Earths'
New research finds that certain large exoplanets are shrinking due to internal processes, creating an abundance of rocky 'super-Earths'.
'Bouncing' comets may be delivering the seeds of life to alien planets, new study finds
Researchers have simulated how comets pinballing from one planet to another could deliver critical organic molecules to exoplanets.
The oldest continents in the Milky Way may be 5 billion years older than Earth's
Several exoplanets at the edge of our galaxy could have formed continents — and advanced life — 5 billion years earlier than Earth, new research suggests.
