"L 98-59 c could be the first planet smaller than 2 Earth radii with a definitively detected atmosphere," a team of ...

What can exozodiacal dust, also called exozodi, teach astronomers about identifying Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a ...

Using Hubble and Spitzer, astronomers analyzed the atmosphere of the "hot Saturn" exoplanet WASP-39b, and they captured the most complete spectrum of an exoplanet's atmosphere possible with ...

(Courtesy: Thomas Müller (HdA/MPIA)/CC BY-SA) Located about 40 light years from us, the exoplanet Trappist-1 b, orbiting an ultracool dwarf star, has perplexed astronomers with its atmospheric ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has just achieved a historic first by capturing direct images of carbon dioxide in the ...

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have delved into the atmosphere of the scorching hot exoplanet LTT 9779 b. Officially named Cuancoá, this Neptune-sized exoplanet was ...

Did life on Venus die or hide? NASA's Venus Life Equation retools the Drake Equation to explore past oceans, microbial ...

These two exoplanets, a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune, are common in the galaxy, yet are absent from our system. This discovery paves the way for future atmospheric studies to better understand ...

The incredibly low density of TOI-1453 c suggests the exoplanet likely has a thick, hydrogen-rich atmosphere or a composition dominated by water. "This makes it an ideal candidate for future ...

If confirmed, the new findings would also make L 98-59 c the first planet of its size with a detected atmosphere ... Previous data gathered by NASA's exoplanet hunter TESS (short for Transiting ...