Super-Jupiter planet: NASA's latest discovery explained
This new plant is around six times the mass of Jupiter and marks the closest "super Jupiter" exoplanet we have found to our solar system.
NASA solves mystery of 'floofy' planet
"The interior of the planet must be significantly hotter than we thought," said researcher David Sing.
"Super fluffy": Planet resembling cotton candy discovered
This planet is 150 percent the size of Jupiter, but is somehow 7 times less dense, and has 1 percent the density of Earth.
Scientists find "exciting" rare exoplanet in habitable zone of twin stars
"This planet is remarkable in many aspects," astrophysicist Nora Eisner said. "It's remarkable in its orbit, it's remarkable for being in the habitable zone."
Planet where it's sunny every day spotted 280 light-years away
The gas giant exoplanet WASP-43 b has a powerful 5,000 mph blowing around its equator, due to its close orbit with its star.
Jupiter is a black sheep which protects all life on Earth
Our friendly neighbor protects us from stray asteroids, while gas giants in other solar systems may prevent life from forming due to their immense gravity.
Giant ice planets smashed together in blaze of light—"Complete surprise"
Astronomers have discovered the remnants of two huge planets that collided violently in a distant solar system, sending plumes of dust floating into space.
Planets might have "siblings," astronomers find
A cloud of debris is seemingly orbiting around a star in the same path as another planet, in the first evidence of two exoplanets sharing an orbit.
Star Wars plot cited as possible theory behind distant planet's survival
Halla is an exoplanet orbiting dying star Baekdu at a close distance, meaning it should have been engulfed by the star as it expanded into a red giant.
New 'Star Wars' planet is nothing like Tatooine
In the second-ever discovery of its kind, multiple planets have been orbiting around two stars at once in a binary star system straight out of Star Wars.
Many of galaxy's planets could be in "Goldilocks Zone"
Scientists have found that around one-third of planets orbiting dwarf stars across the galaxy may orbit at the right distance for liquid water to exist.
Scientists work out which stars may host life on their planets
Stars containing higher levels of heavier elements may have orbiting planets that are less hospitable to life, researchers have found.
Could a rogue planet destroy the Earth?
Rogue planets that float freely through space without a star to orbit are very difficult for astronomers to detect.
Distant planet formed 150 million years ago found to have water
The planet, VHS 1256 b, is a gas giant around 40 light years away from Earth. It has water, carbon dioxide and methane in its swirling silicate dust clouds.
Astronomers Find Evidence of a Planet Outside Our Galaxy for the First Time
The possible Saturn-sized planet was detected in the galaxy Messier 51, 28 million light-years from Earth, making it the most distant exoplanet ever found.
Universe May Be Full of Earth-like Exoplanets
Geochemistry study suggests the interiors of some exoplanets are very similar to that of Earth.
K2-18b: Super-Earth in 'Habitable Zone' Has Water Vapor in Its Atmosphere
The exoplanet is 110 light-years from Earth and was discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft in 2015.
Edscottite: Mineral Never Seen in Nature Before Discovered Inside Meteorite
U.S. scientists found the iron meteorite—first discovered in the 1950s—contained a mineral that normally forms through the smelting of iron.
Enormous Planet With Weird Orbit Is Unlike Anything Ever Discovered Before
The planet, HR 5183 b, is three times the size of Jupiter and slingshots around its star along an egg-shaped orbit.
Super Freezing Super-Earth Discovered in Nearby Galaxy
The exoplanet orbits a star that sits just six light-years away from Earth.
Astronomers Detect Giant Rogue Planet Floating Nearby
The enormous object sits just 20 light-years from Earth.
Earth-Like Exoplanet May Have Seasons, Stable Climate
A stable climate could be key to hosting life.
Three New Alien Planets the Size of Earth Discovered
A year on these planets flies by, lasting between five and 10 Earth days.
Having Two Or Three Suns Doesn't Hurt Exoplanets
We think of stars as individual things, but that's not really the case—only a slim majority of solar systems in the universe contain just one star.
An Alien Planet's Tilt Could Kill Life
Terrestrial life is intimately influenced by the tilt of Earth's axis, so it shouldn't surprise us if the same is true elsewhere.
Astronomers Photograph 'Toddler Planet'
The object is more than 200 times farther away from its stars than Earth is from the sun.
Astronomers Find First-Ever Cloudless Exoplanet
Clouds can't form in the atmosphere of WASP-96b.
NASA Satellite TESS to Launch with Children's Drawings
NASA asked kids to submit their depictions of exoplanets for the satellite's launch.
This Newly Found Exoplanet May Have Water
The distant planet may have an ideal temperature for liquid water.
Kepler Scientists Discovered 95 New Exoplanets
The treasure trove joins thousands of other exoplanets previously discovered.