The James Webb Space Telescope suggests this exoplanet is our ‘best bet’ for finding an alien ocean
by It could be argued that the search for habitability elsewhere around the globe can be reduced to the search for water. We have not yet …
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Scientists discover molecule never before found outside our solar system on planet with glass rain
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on exciting discoveries, scientific advances and more. An exoplanet the size of …
Scientists find a surprising ingredient in exoplanet cake mix – sulfur dioxide
Hot Neptune exoplanet It was found to contain sulfur dioxide in its atmosphere – an atmosphere that is also drifting into space as the planet …
An earth-sized planet discovered around a red dwarf star shares its name with a biscuit
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting an ultrasound red dwarf star similar in size to Jupiter. The red dwarf, located about 55 light-years away, …
The surface of this volcanic exoplanet is hotter than some stars
The exoplanet covered in so many volcanoes that its molten surface is streaked with fiery red discovered in the orbit of a star 66 light …
NASA’s TESS exoplanet hunter may have spotted its 1st rogue planet
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) may have found its first free-floating, or “orphan,” planet. That’s a planet wandering the starless cosmos, alone. The promising …
A ‘glory’ like a rainbow has been seen on a very hot exoplanet for the first time
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on exciting discoveries, scientific advances and more. Astronomers have spotted what they …
A ‘glory’ like a rainbow has been seen on a very hot exoplanet for the first time
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on exciting discoveries, scientific advances and more. Astronomers have spotted what they …
The skies of this hellish exoplanet are iron and create a rainbow-like effect
There are many words that could be used to describe WASP-76b – hellish, scorching, turbulent, chaotic, and even violent. This is an extrasolar planet located …
The mystery of Super Earth and mini-Neptune can finally be solved
Scientists have discovered that some planets can migrate into the core of their planetary system early in their lives, possibly explaining the lack of planets …