Exoplanet Discoveries

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Does Distant Planet Host Volcanic Moon Like Jupiter’s Io?

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The existence of a moon located outside our solar system has never been confirmed but a new NASA-led study may…

Article2 days ago
Fanciful illustration of exoplanets over Earth

Citizen Science

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Collaborating with NASA counterparts, citizen-scientist volunteers have helped make thousands of important exoplanet science discoveries. Learn how you can participate.

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Discovery Alert: With Six New Worlds, 5,500 Discovery Milestone Passed!

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On Aug. 24, 2023, more than three decades after the first confirmation of planets beyond our own solar system, scientists…

Article3 months ago
Space scene of a thin atmosphere version of Gliese 12 b

NASA’s TESS Finds Intriguing World Sized Between Earth, Venus

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Using observations by NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and many other facilities, two international teams of astronomers have discovered…

Article5 months ago
Illustration of a rocky exoplanet and its star. The star is in the background at the lower left and appears somewhat, but not significantly, smaller in the sky than the planet. It has a bright orange-red glow, and appears to have an active surface. The planet is in the foreground to the upper right of the star. The left quarter of the planet (the side facing the star) is lit, while the rest is in shadow. The planet has hints of a rocky, partly molten surface beneath the haze of a thin atmosphere. The boundary between the day and night sides of the planet is fuzzy.

NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet

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Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet…

Article5 months ago
Illustration shows the upper two-thirds of a gas-giant planet, TOI-4600 c, that is similar to Saturn (minus the rings). Cloud bands alternate between light tan, yellow, and darker yellow verging on green.

Discovery Alert: a Long Year for a ‘Cold Saturn’

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Two recently discovered exoplanets, gas giants possibly similar to Saturn, could be candidates for further atmospheric investigation.

Article7 months ago