The four exoplanets orbit Barnard’s Star so closely that their years last only a few Earth days. They are probably rocky and, ...

Astronomers have identified an extreme exoplanet, LTT 9779 b, that is reshaping our understanding of planetary atmospheres.

A paper published in 2023 spurred discussion about whether life exists on an exoplanet named K2-18b. Two years later, the ...

UC Riverside scientists identify a new way to detect life in outer space with currently existing telescopes. The method ...

Astronomers have discovered nearly 6,000 planets beyond our own solar system. Here's how — and how we'll find even more.

A tiny star is making big moves — whether its accomplice likes ... And astonishingly, it's managed to drag its exoplanet along, as the poor world hangs on for dear life. "We think this is ...

Scientists say they are rethinking how the weather works after creating a 3D map of an exoplanet 900 light-years ... rival Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the largest storm in our solar system.

a spectroscopic instrument called ESPRESSO that can process light collected from the four largest VLT telescope units into one signal. The target exoplanet, WASP-121b—aka Tylos—is located in ...

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory released this update on researchers' use of high performance computing resources to ...