Scientists got a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons could potentially form.

Scientists have gotten a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons like the one orbiting Earth could potentially form. Using data from NASA’s James ...

In experimental work published in 2023, researchers melted rocks at high pressures and found that conditions ... tectonics on far-off exoplanets, said Tobias Meier, an expert on mantle dynamics at the ...

Humans are finally building the technology that could tell us where to look, when to look, and what signs to watch for. What might we find? Why does it matter?

"It was just a matter of time before we found them." ...

The discovery of the "hot Jupiter" exoplanet 51 Pegasi b on Oct. 6, 1995 changed the course of astronomical history.

After marking the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the first exoplanet around a sun-like star, we now look forward to ...

Astronomers around the world have confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets, a milestone reached in September 2025. Billions more are ...

Exoplanets are planets outside Earth's solar system. In 1995, a gas giant named 51 Pegasi b, which orbits a star similar to Earth's sun, etched its name in history as the first exoplanet ever ...