Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
Are we alone in the universe? While no one can say for sure, space scientists know where to start looking—exoplanets. An ...
Space.com on MSN3d
This newly found super-Earth might have blown off its own atmosphere
The faraway exoplanet could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets with twice the diameter of Earth.
The Daily Galaxy on MSN15d
A Super-Venus? Astronomers Discover an Exoplanet Unlike Anything in Our Solar System
For decades, astronomers have classified exoplanets into neat categories: rocky Earth-like planets, gas giants like Jupiter, and mini-Neptunes—small gas-rich worlds thought to be abundant in the Milky ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN10d
Scientists find unusual gas on exoplanets, could be the biggest clue in alien hunt
Researchers suggest that certain gases detected in the atmospheres of exoplanets could be key indicators in the search for ...
Space on MSN7d
2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but unlike any in our ...
The future of studying exoVenuses looks bright
What can Venus-like exoplanets, also known as exoVenuses, teach us about our own solar system and potentially finding life ...
Unlocking Alien Worlds: Scientists Develop New Technique To Detect Water on Exoplanets
Researchers are using basalt spectra to study exoplanets and search for water with the James Webb Space Telescope. By studying chemical processes in the Earth's hot mantle, Cornell scientists are ...
Webb telescope directly observes exoplanet CO₂ for first time
The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar ...