WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an atmosphere - a trait considered essential for any possibility of harboring life.
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a rocky planet with what appears to be an atmosphere outside our solar system for the first time. The researchers believe they have ...
NASA suspects our galaxy may teem with trillions of planets. Yet even with the powerful James Webb Space Telescope, it's ...
Researchers using global robotic telescopes discovered an Earth-sized planet, SPECULOOS-3 b, orbiting an ultra-cool red dwarf ...
Discovered in 2021, TOI-1685 b is an ultra-short-period (USP) super-Earth orbiting an M-dwarf star about half the size and mass of the sun. The system is located some 122.5 light years away.
A lot of people are focused on signs of alien life, but the space telescope will have a lot to say about exoplanet geology and formation.