A new catalog of potentially habitable exoplanets provides the framework for future observations in the search for alien life ...

As the number of exoplanet detections has breached 6,000 and continues to grow, scientists are finding a wide variety of ...

These three exoplanets are among the least dense ever found, and all attempts to probe their atmospheres have been blocked by ...

The universe contains many surprises and opportunities, including the phenomena of exoplanets.

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Scientists have identified 45 Earth-like exoplanets that are the strongest known candidates for hosting extraterrestrial life.

Artist's view of WASP-107b. The planet’s low density and the intense irradiation from its star allow helium to escape the planet and form an asymmetric extended and diffuse envelope around it.

Using HARPS and HARPS-N spectrographs, astronomers have observed a nearby K-type star designated HD 176986, known to host two super-Earth exoplanets. The observations resulted in the discovery of ...

The Wilderness Center will host a free "Astronomy Day" on March 21 featuring speakers and planetarium shows.

A University of Kansas researcher in physics and astronomy can now claim to be a star in her own right — at least within the ...

Scientists have conducted the largest study so far of exoplanet spins. The research confirms a long-predicted relationship ...