Latest about Exoplanets
Young 'cotton candy' exoplanet the size of Jupiter may be shrinking into a super-Earth
Astronomers have found that one of the lightest exoplanets ever seen, the young 'cotton candy' world V1298 Tau b, may be shrinking from the size of Jupiter to the width of a super-Earth.
Cosmic butterfly or interstellar burger? This planet-forming disk is the largest ever seen
A distant planetary nursery is breaking all records as it shows the extremes to which planet formation can go.
Cotton candy exoplanet is 2nd lightest planet ever found
"The planet is basically super fluffy."
Earth-size planet discovered around cool red dwarf star shares its name with a biscuit
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting a red dwarf star, making just the second planetary system seen around one of these tiny, cool, dim, but common, stars.
The surface of this volcanic exoplanet is hotter than some stars
Described as being like "Io on steroids," a newly discovered exoplanet is the victim of a tug of war between its neighboring planets and its star.
This diamond exoplanet lost its atmosphere — then it grew another
55 Cancri e is a super-Earth planet that appears composed of diamond-like carbon — now, thanks to the JWST, astronomers have found the world has "grown" a second atmosphere.
Citizen scientists find remarkable exoplanet, name it after Harry Potter character
Citizen scientists have spotted a truly remarkable planet in a binary system's habitable zone. They gave a Harry Potter-inspired nickname.
Some planets 'death spiral' into their stars and scientists may now know why
WASP-12b is a planet on a date with a fiery destiny, doomed to plunge into its sun-like star. Scientists may finally know why some hot Jupiters eventually death spiral into their stars.
