exoplanets

3 Earth-sized exoplanets may have Star Wars-like double sunsets, researchers find

October 29, 2025 10:03 am

The team received their initial indications regarding these three remote Earth-like planets when they analysed data from Nasa’s planet-hunting spacecraft TESS.

Astronomers capture image of a planet actively forming in a protoplanetary disc

August 30, 2025 10:01 am

 The exoplanet is revolving around a young star, WISPIT 2, and feeding on surrounding material.

Are we alone? The search for alien life in exoplanets

July 15, 2025 5:07 pm

Life beyond Earth: Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, some in the so-called habitable zone, Does that mean these planets could host life?

NASA's exoplanet hunting spacecraft discovers a 'cool' new alien world that's bigger than Jupiter

July 02, 2025 9:23 am

Named TOI-4465 b, the exoplanet caught astronomers' attention as it acts as a bridge between scorching gas giants and ice giants like Neptune.

Why it's too early to celebrate signs of alien life on K2-18b

May 02, 2025 3:28 pm

Scientists have found possible signs of life on a distant planet, but it’s too early to know for sure. Here’s what makes K2-18b so interesting.

Scientists find potential biosignatures in faraway exoplanet. What does this discovery mean for extraterrestrial life?

April 18, 2025 1:04 am

K2-18b Discovery, Biosignatures on exoplanet: The latest discovery is the strongest hint yet of biological activity outside our solar system. But this does not mean that we have definitively discovered life beyond Earth.

Webb telescope discovers methane, carbon dioxide on potential ocean planet

September 12, 2023 1:19 pm

Scientists used the Webb telescope to look at a distant exoplanet and found that it contains methane and carbon dioxide. This makes the potential ocean planet a good candidate to look for signs of life on.

Planet ‘that should not exist’ is a gigantic mirror with metal clouds

July 21, 2023 2:29 pm

This ultra-hot planet is essentially a mirror, thanks to clouds of metals. It orbits very close to its host star and it rains titanium on the planet.

This hellish exoplanet is hot enough for molten iron rain, rock vapour

June 16, 2023 10:56 am

WASP-76b is a planet that orbits twelve times closer to its host star than Mercury orbits the Sun.

Earth-sized alien planet gripped by widespread volcanism

May 18, 2023 1:56 pm

Scientists said the planet, the third detected orbiting this particular star, is likely covered with volcanoes - similar to Jupiter's moon Io.

NASA Announces Discovery Of Seven Earth-Size Planets That Could Hold Life

June 22, 2020 7:09 pm