The secret behind the formation of super-Earth and sub-Neptune exoplanets has been revealed, thanks to a study of four young planets that are evaporating. Some 350 light-years away, the V1298 Tau ...

A massive exoplanet orbiting a small red dwarf star has revealed an atmospheric composition that contradicts long-standing theories of planetary formation, according to a new study published in The ...

University of Bristol astrophysicists are helping shed new light on an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light years away where liquid water in the form of a global ocean or icy expanse might exist on its ...

If confirmed, the rock would become just the second world past Neptune in our solar system to host an atmosphere.

Scientists are observing an Earth-like exoplanet that may contain water using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the space agency said in a news release. The exoplanet, known as TRAPPIST-1 e, orbits ...

Earth’s turbulent atmosphere makes it hard to detect new planets from the ground. Astronomer Rebecca Jensen-Clem is working out how to find them anyway. The pendant on Rebecca Jensen-Clem’s necklace ...

Scientists have discovered that a highly unusual giant planet—sometimes called "forbidden"—could have an atmosphere with fewer heavier elements than its host star. University of Birmingham ...

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