The James Webb Space Telescope's new image spotlights dust grains in a distant protoplanetary disk, allowing astronomers to ...

"Temperamental" stars that brighten and dim over a matter of hours or days may be distorting our view of thousands of distant ...

As planets pass in front of their parent stars as viewed from Earth, they cause a tiny dip in the amount of starlight we ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been used to shed new light on the exoplanet, GJ 1214 b, which is more than eight times ...

"The climate of this planet is extreme and nothing like that of Earth. The planet's dayside is so hot that elements typically thought of as 'metal' are vaporized into the atmosphere." ...

Astronomers who identified HD 20794 d say its proximity to its host star and orbital pattern suggest it could hold water.

The exoplanet Enaiposha (GJ 1214 b), previously thought to be a mini-Neptune, has been reclassified as a "Super-Venus" ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Scientists say they may have discovered an exoplanet capable of supporting life.

Astronomers have found some pretty wild exoplanets. Some are balls of lava the temperature of hell, one is partially made of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just three years. A new project celebrates its impact on the ...

Earth's unusual orbit through hot and cold conditions tests the limits of tolerability for any known lifeforms.

Exoplanet exploration has taken off in recent years, with over 5,500 being discovered so far. Some have even been in the ...