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TOI-6894 b, the largest exoplanet relative to its host star yet seen, doesn’t fit the most widely accepted formation model ...

Astronomers have discovered over 100 new alien worlds so far this year — some many light-years away from Earth — that ...

Astronomers have added two more exoplanets to a growing study aimed at finding out whether rocky worlds near small, faint ...

The space-based observatory has revolutionized the way we see space, and it can now add another remarkable accomplishment to ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a previously unknown exoplanet, a young gas giant the size of Saturn, 110 light ...

Since its 2021 launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has gathered extensive data on known exoplanets while offering insights ...

Solar flares can reshape exoplanet atmospheres within days, affecting temperature, winds, and potential habitability.

Astrophysicists have gained precious new insights into how distant “exoplanets” form and what their atmospheres can look like ...

Its color is actually caused by the effects of a 2,000 degree Fahrenheit (1,093 Celsius) atmosphere where rock-forming ...

Dusty clouds made of sand—that may rain iron—blanket a giant planet orbiting a young, sun-like star just 310 light-years from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed. The discovery was made ...

Chile's Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which boasts the world's largest digital camera, has begun displaying its first images of ...