Space scientists look back on three decades of exoplanet discoveries—from rows of massive ‘super-Earths‘ to worlds with ...
WISPIT 2b was first detected using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Spectro-Polarimetric ...
"It was just a matter of time before we found them." ...
The discovery of the "hot Jupiter" exoplanet 51 Pegasi b on Oct. 6, 1995 changed the course of astronomical history.
An instrument is set to improve the detection and direct imaging of planets outside our solar system by harnessing the power ...
Astronomers around the world have confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets, a milestone reached in September 2025. Billions more are ...
From lava worlds to gas giants, NASA says the variety of these worlds is staggering—and that signs of a further 8,000 distant ...
Scientists have found thousands of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, throughout the galaxy. This artist’s concept shows how they range in size and composition, although scientists ...
James Webb Space Telescope imagery of the Carina Nebula, Southern Ring Nebula and exoplanet WASP-96 b atmospheric data has ...