In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar ...

An exoplanet the size of Jupiter has long intrigued astronomers because of its scorching temperatures, screaming winds and sideways rain made of glass. Now, data from the James Webb Space Telescope ...

What planet is most like Earth? Reseachers have identified several exoplanets similar to our planet, but none that are an ...

Exoplanets come up a lot these days, usually in headlines about distant stars, strange atmospheres, or the possibility of ...

How can Uranus teach us about exoplanets? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) hopes to ...

The planets have been nicknamed Earth's seven sisters. — -- An international team of astronomers has discovered seven potentially habitable exoplanets — or planets outside our solar system — that ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

"There's one we haven't found — a planet just like ours. At least, not yet." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It might sound hard ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Scientists have perhaps discovered the weirdest planetary system ever seen ...

As part of the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro2020), the Panel on Exoplanets, Astrobiology, and the Solar System will identify and articulate the scientific themes that will define ...

The exoplanet is believed to be one of the farthest known from Earth. This artist's map of the Milky Way shows the location of one of the farthest known exoplanets, lying 13,000 light-years away. Most ...