DALLAS (AP) — A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system, ...
An Earth-size planet discovered around a nearby star offers astronomers their first chance for exoplanetary geology.
Gas bubbling up from a lava-covered surface on 55 Cancri e may feed an atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide.
Scientists have discovered a new exoplanet where days and nights don't end. Read all the interesting details about it right ...
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 ...
Gas bubbling up from a lava-covered surface on the exoplanet 55 Cancri e may feed an atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide or ...
On a large, rocky world in a far-off solar system, a year goes by in just half a day.
Astronomers may have finally figured out why a distant exoplanet with the density of a microwaved marshmallow has such a ...
A newly discovered exoplanet, with its surface temperature estimated to be remarkably temperate, is suddenly one of the most ...
Scientists at the University of Warwick say they have been part of an international team to discover a new new habitable Earth-sized planet. Working with NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), they ...
T wo different groups of astronomers have reported the discovery of an exoplanet that might be an Earth twin, or maybe a ...
The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos, Lisa Kaltenegger discusses exoplanets, aliens, and how science mixes caution ...