Molten planet discovery: L 98-59 d’s magma ocean and dense sulfur-rich atmosphere defy small-planet classifications, hinting at more exotic worlds to be found. New biosignature method: A statistical ...

Astronomers have discovered a brand-new class of exoplanet unlike anything previously known. This discovery, featured in ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Astronomers have confirmed a new planet in one of the youngest solar systems ever found, thanks to University of Arizona technology. The system, called WISPIT 2, was first ...

There’s so little we know about circumbinary planets – planets that orbit two stars instead of one – that they can feel like the stuff of fantasy. And for good reason: to date, we’ve only confirmed ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Astronomers have discovered a bizarre new planet covered by molten lava and surrounded by a sulfur‑rich atmosphere that smells like rotten eggs. The newly characterized exoplanet, ...