Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star's …
Jan 28, 2025 · HD 20794d's orbit is more elongated than any planet in our solar system, with an eccentricity of 0.4. Its 647-day-long orbit is 40 days shorter than Mars, giving you an idea of …
Astronomers Stunned by WASP-132’s Bizarre Planetary System
5 days ago · Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the WASP-132 system, finding two new planets that defy previous understandings of planetary systems. This includes …
Super-Earth discovery reveals an exoplanet potentially capable of ...
Jan 28, 2025 · The new planet lies in an eccentric orbit, so that it oscillates in and out of its star's habitable zone.This discovery is the fruit of 20 years of observations using the best telescopes …
Discovery Alert: With Six New Worlds, 5,500 Discovery Milestone …
Jul 17, 2024 · NASA’s Exoplanet Archive confirmed four new worlds, bringing the total past 5,500. On Aug. 24, 2023, more than three decades after the first confirmation of planets beyond our …
Discovery Alert: A ‘Super-Earth’ in the Habitable Zone
Jan 31, 2024 · The discovery: A “super-Earth” ripe for further investigation orbits a small, reddish star that is, by astronomical standards, fairly close to us – only 137 light-years away. The …
New planet in Kepler-51 system discovered using James Webb …
Dec 3, 2024 · An unusual planetary system with three known ultra-low density “super-puff” planets has at least one more planet, according to new observations made with the James Webb …
Scientists have discovered a theoretically habitable, Earth-size planet
May 24, 2024 · Two teams of scientists have discovered a theoretically habitable planet called Gliese 12b that’s smaller than Earth but bigger than Venus, just 40 light-years away.
New planet in Kepler-51 system discovered using James Webb …
Dec 3, 2024 · The research team set out to study Kepler-51d, the third planet in the system, with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) but almost missed their chance when the …
NASA’s Webb Confirms Its First Exoplanet
Jan 11, 2023 · Researchers confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for the first time. Formally classified as LHS 475 b, the …
Earth-sized planet discovered in 'our solar backyard' - ScienceDaily
Jan 14, 2024 · Apr. 27, 2021 — Astronomers have detected a new chemical signature in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet (a planet that orbits a star other than our Sun). The …