WASP-121b is classified as an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant that orbits very close to its host star. A single year on this ...

Astronomers have mapped, for the first time, the three-dimensional structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere, revealing ...

Understanding Rainfall Patterns Rainfall patterns have been a cornerstone of our understanding of weather and climate. These ...

For the first time, scientists have developed a 3D map of an atmosphere belonging to a planet outside our solar system.

Astronomers have discovered that the exoplanet WASP-121 b, located 900 light-years away, experiences extreme weather ...

The easy answer is a deep southward dip in the polar jet stream that typically rings the globe at higher latitudes but is ...

Around a star 880 light-years from Earth orbits one of the wildest, most extreme exoplanets we've found to date.

Some big fronts are slated to pass through our viewing area over the next few days. Will this be the final move of winter ...

This exoplanet’s extreme climate defies all models. WASP-121b is one of the most studied exoplanets. Known for its extreme conditions—such as clouds of metal vapor—it belong ...

Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten lava, with its ...

Cold extremes are indeed waning over most of the midlatitude Northern Hemisphere, but a decade-plus debate on the Arctic’s role continues.

Astronomers have unlocked a new way to explore alien worlds by mapping the 3D structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the ...