An Earth-size planet discovered around a nearby star offers astronomers their first chance for exoplanetary geology.
The so-called "exo-Venus," a rocky exoplanet similar in size to Venus, is known as Gliese 12 b, a world just 40 light-years ...
New software let scientists re-examine old radar images, providing some of the strongest evidence yet that volcanoes continue to reshape the hellish planet.
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The international team of scientists discovered the planet by using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
A newly discovered exoplanet, with its surface temperature estimated to be remarkably temperate, is suddenly one of the most ...
Astronomers may have finally figured out why a distant exoplanet with the density of a microwaved marshmallow has such a ...
The small Jupiter -sized star is called "SPECULOOS-3," named after the Search for Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars research ...
While thousands of planets have been discovered around other stars, relatively little is known about them. A NASA catalog ...
Astronomers have discovered a new Earth-sized planet, SPECULOOS-3b, orbiting a cold, Jupiter-sized star 55 light years away.
Scientists have discovered a new Earth-sized planet only 40 light years away which could potentially support human life.
The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos, Lisa Kaltenegger discusses exoplanets, aliens, and how science mixes caution ...