In a recent study, an international team of astronomers directly measured the atmospheric composition of a hot Jupiter hundreds of…
WASP-76b is an ultra-hot Jupiter about 640 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces. A few years ago it…
An international research team shows how combining data from multiple observatories allowed them to detect clouds in the atmosphere of…
TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has found a new planet, and the discovery of this sub-Neptune exoplanet has scientists excited…
Author’s note – this article was written with Dr. Vincent Kofman, a scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), working in…
Since they were formed in the early solar system, many meteorites offer an unadulterated view into what that solar system…
According to new research from MIT, isoprene is another biosignature we should be on the lookout for on exoplanets!
Can you picture Jupiter without any observable clouds or haze? It isn't easy since Jupiter's latitudinal cloud bands and its…
The field of exoplanet photography is just getting underway, with astronomers around the world striving to capture clear images of…
The ultra-powerful James Webb Space Telescope will launch soon. Once it's deployed, and in position at the Earth-Sun Lagrange Point…