The James Webb Space Telescope has just achieved an unprecedented feat by mapping for the first time the atmosphere of a ...

This artist’s concept shows the volatile red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 and its four most closely orbiting planets, all of which ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's ...

Using JWST, scientists mapped WASP-18b’s atmosphere in 3D, revealing blazing regions where water molecules split apart.

The James Webb Telescope is reshaping our understanding of distant worlds, revealing exoplanet atmospheres, potential ...

The Webb Telescope has issued a weather for a rogue planet named SIMP 0136. The forecast is auroras, sand clouds, and ...

Where will we first find life beyond Earth? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes to ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has spied helium in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, WASP-107b, for the first time in history. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Astronomers have broken new ground in the field of exoplanet research by creating the first-ever 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere. The subject of this pioneering study, WASP-121b, has revealed a ...

What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as ...