Exoplanets

Earth's ancient past might be the road map to discovering extraterrestrial life

Our own past was pretty alien.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 week ago

The JWST bagged its first exoplanet, a sweltering Earth-sized world

There are more worlds than these.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 weeks ago

The crew of 'The Ark' could have two new nearby Earth-like worlds to explore

Just a short jaunt across an interstellar pond.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

Astronomers identify twin water worlds 218 light years from Earth

"I've sailed farther than most men have dreamed," Kevin Costner as The Mariner in Waterworld.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

Astronomers are watching an exoplanet slowly fall into its star

This time, when the world ends, it's for real.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

The rich get richer: High-mass stars steal planets from smaller stars

Simulations show some stars possess purloined planets.

By Phil Plait | 

4 months ago

Astronomers find a torched super-Earth on a ONE DAY orbit around its star

We’ve found the last planet in the galaxy you'd want to live on.

By Phil Plait | 

4 months ago

A telescope the size of the Earth sees the wobble of a bizarre planet in a binary star

GJ 896Ab is a planet of many odd characteristics.

By Phil Plait | 

4 months ago

Two super-Earths found around a tiny red dwarf star — with one in the habitable zone

Small star, big planets, great opportunity.

By Phil Plait | 

4 months ago

A still-forming exoplanet predicted to exist is found in exactly the right spot

AS 209's Jupiter-sized planet seen stirring things up around the young star

By Phil Plait | 

4 months ago