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JWST has observed WASP-94A b where magnesium silicate clouds form on the cooler morning side and vanish by evening due to extreme heat, offering new insight into the atmospheric and cloud dynamics of Hot Jupiter exoplanets. (source: NASA)

Rocky clouds every morning, gone by evening: Study shows Hot Jupiter’s weird weather

May 30, 2026 9:35 am

NASA’s James Webb Telescope spotted rocky mineral clouds forming each morning and vanishing by evening on the distant exoplanet WASP-94A b, revealing extreme weather on a Hot Jupiter.

Astronomers have identified 27 potential circumbinary planets—worlds that orbit two stars like Star Wars' Tatooine

Astronomers identify 27 potential twin-sun planets similar to Star Wars’ Tatooine

May 07, 2026 8:59 am

Astronomers identify 27 potential circumbinary planets orbiting two stars, offering real-life parallels to Star Wars’ Tatooine and expanding the search for exoplanets.

The study also examined planets with unusual orbits, including those that move in elongated paths around their stars. (Image for representation: unplash)

Are we close to finding life beyond Earth? 45 planets show potential, say scientists

March 29, 2026 9:15 am

Researchers refine thousands of exoplanets into a focused list of worlds that could support life, guiding future space observations

The discovery was made using a new AI system called RAVEN, created by University of Warwick researchers. The system analysed observations from over 2.2 million stars collected by Tess during its first four years in space. (Image: Nasa)

AI helps astronomers spot 100 unseen planets beyond our solar system

March 27, 2026 9:30 am

Scientists find rare planetary patterns while identifying hundreds of new worlds in deep space.

An AI generated image of two exoplanets colliding with one another.

Astronomers spot violent collision of two exoplanets 11,000 light-years away: 'It went completely bonkers'

March 15, 2026 9:17 am

A distant Sun-like star began dimming unpredictably, prompting astronomers to investigate what was blocking its light.

One of the exoplanets orbiting the two “failed stars”, about 120 light-years away from Earth, is similar to the legendary desert planet Tatooine from Star Wars, which is well-known for its double sunsets. (AI-generated image: DALLE)

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.

WISPIT 2b is also only the second young planet confirmed to orbit a star similar to a young Sun.(Image for representation: unsplash)

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.

Life beyond Earth: A hyperrealistic visual of a sapling growing on an alien planet. (AI-generated image by DALLE)

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?