Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could ...

The search for habitable planets has taken a leap forward with new space telescopes probing exoplanet atmospheres for life.

Scientia Senior Lecturer Ben Montet and PhD candidate Brendan McKee analysed changes in the timing of a known planet's transit across its star, to infer the presence of a second exoplanet.

Astronomers have recently unveiled an extraordinary discovery in the cosmos: a new exoplanet named Enaiposha, located 47 light-years from our solar system. Initially thought to be a mini-Neptune, this ...

The study also ruled out a second candidate planet that had been hinted at in the TESS observations. As for follow-ups, the planet might be a little too distant and difficult for the James Webb ...

Astronomers discover a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune 250 light years away from our solar system. These planets offer a ...

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

UC Santa Cruz astronomy Ph.D. candidate Sagnick Mukherjee has received one of the most sought-after postdoctoral awards in the field: the prestigious 51 Pegasi b Fellowship. In its March 27 ...

One was a reconnaissance of star systems found to have planets (or planet candidates) by NASA’s Kepler Mission, and especially those planets in the so-called habitable zone. Kepler has uncovered ...

The faraway exoplanet could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets with twice the diameter of Earth. A super-Earth that could explain the universe's mysterious lack of certain ...