Astronomers detect strong evidence of an atmosphere on ultra-hot TOI-561 b, a low-density rocky planet circling a star older ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave discuss an Earth-sized exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a possible link between volcanoes and the Black Death.

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope suggests that exoplanet TOI-561 b is surrounded by a thick atmosphere above a global ...

The Subaru Telescope has notched its first major discoveries with a one-two punch that captures both ends of the planetary spectrum, a massive exoplanet and a so-called failed star. Together, these ...

What can a rocky molten exoplanet with an atmosphere teach astronomers about planetary formation and evolution? This is what ...

Caption: This artist’s concept shows what a thick atmosphere above a vast magma ocean on exoplanet TOI-561 b could look like.

Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a rocky ...

Working through years’ worth of data from an old observational campaign, a team of astronomers have directly imaged a new ...

Astronomers have discovered a planet beyond the solar system that orbits its twin parent stars closer than any ever seen ...

The hunt is on for terrestrial exoplanets in habitable zones, and some of the most promising candidates were discovered ...