Dr Michael Roman made the observations about the atmospheric conditions on the planet GJ 1214b. WASP-39b lies outside our solar system - 700 light years away from Earth. Scientists using an £8 ...

This is an artist's impression of the Earth-sized, rocky exoplanet GJ 1132 b, located 41 light-years away around a red dwarf star. Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found ...

The extrasolar planet, now named GJ 1214b, is about 40 light-years away. It orbits a red dwarf star. It is the only known "Super-Earth" exoplanet - worlds that have masses between Earth and Neptune - ...

Named TOI-2096, ... Researchers Measure the Light Emitted by a Sub-Neptune Planet's Atmosphere May 10, 2023 — Researchers observed exoplanet GJ 1214b's atmosphere by measuring the heat it emits ...

Observations from the European Space Agency’s Cheops space telescope, or Characterising ExOplanet Satellite, detected a “glory effect” on WASP-76b, an ultra-hot exoplanet 637 light-years ...

For centuries, planets beyond our solar system—called exoplanets—existed only in theory and science fiction. It seemed nearly impossible to detect planets light-years away, since the ...

An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a new young and warm exoplanet orbiting a distant star. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-4862 b (or NGTS-30 b), is similar in ...

According to the study's authors, there are ... Newly Discovered Carbon Monoxide-Runaway Gap Can Help Identify Habitable Exoplanets Feb. 6, 2024 — A carbon monoxide (CO)-runaway gap identified ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I deal with the rocky road to our modern understanding of earth “We were thrilled!” said Dr. David Grant, a researcher at the ...

An aerial biosphere is an interesting idea. But it's not the main thrust of scientists' efforts to detect exoplanet atmospheres.Surface life is their holy grail. It should be no surprise that it ...