Latest about Exoplanets
Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star's habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?
Located less than 20 light years away, HD 20794d could potentially be one of the most Earth-like planets found so far, despite its extreme climatic variability.
Scientists discover exoplanet with supersonic winds — the fastest in the known universe
With winds blowing at 20,500 mph, "the planet has complex weather patterns just like Earth and other planets of our own system," scientists said.
Strange multi-planet system proves not all hot Jupiter exoplanets are lonely giants
Hot Jupiters may not be the lonely giants scientists once thought they were.
Giant super-Jupiter planets could have very chaotic pasts
When two giant planets collide, an even bigger world may be born.
Desert planets like those in 'Dune' and 'Star Wars' unlikely to host life, NASA says
"Even if a planet is in the habitable zone, if it has too small a water inventory, it transitions to an uninhabitable state."
'Mathematically perfect' star system discovered 105 light-years from Earth may still be in its infancy. Could that change its prospects for life?
Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 billion years old, new research suggests.
Hubble's 'impossible' planet explained? Gas giants may have formed fast in early universe
An ancient exoplanet dated at 12.7 billion years old could have formed over a long period in a giant disk of gas, according to new JWST observations.
This baby exoplanet is made of different stuff than its birth cloud
Investigating a young exoplanet called PDS 70b in its cocoon of natal gas and dust has shown that planets don't always resemble the environments they form in.
