3D map of an exoplanet's atmosphere may help find Earth-like worldsYou won't be visiting this particular planet.By J. Fingas, 01.29.2022
Scientists describe a tiny, molten metal exoplanet in unprecedented detailIt's the smallest exoplanet ever described this way.By J. Fingas, 12.02.2021
Astronomers may have spotted a planet in another galaxy for the first timeX-rays helped find the most distant exoplanet candidate to date.By J. Fingas, 10.31.2021
Astronomers directly observe one of the youngest planets to dateIt could speak volumes about planetary formation.By J. Fingas, 10.24.2021
NASA's TESS spacecraft has already found 2,200 possible planetsIt's easily exceeding its original goal.By J. Fingas, 03.28.2021
NASA smallsat concepts will study galaxy evolution and exoplanetsA balloon mission will also detect neutrino signals.By J. Fingas, 01.09.2021
Astronomers find the first known exposed core of a gas giantHow many licks to the center of a jovian world?By J. Fingas, 07.06.2020
Watch Rocket Lab launch a Canon satellite into space at 5:19PM ETIt's just the third Rocket Lab launch this year.By J. Fingas, 07.04.2020
There could be as many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxyEach with the potential for hosting life.By R. England, 06.22.2020
SpaceX's next Starlink launch will help improve satellite imagery of the EarthPlanet's six new skysats will photograph the Earth up to 12 times a day.By R. England, 06.09.2020
Scientists find a likely Earth-like planet orbiting a Sun-like starIt's closer By J. Fingas, 06.07.2020
Astronomers may have witnessed a planet's birthImages show what could be a new planet forming 520 light-years away.By C. Fisher, 05.20.2020
Scientists find an Earth-like planet hiding in old Kepler dataIt's sitting in the habitable zone of a star studied years ago.By J. Fingas, 04.15.2020
How to safely watch Mercury pass in front of the Sun todayThe rare event won't happen again for another 13 years. By S. Dent, 11.11.2019
New models show that the earth is warming faster than first thoughtThe next-generation models represent climate trends more accurately.By R. England, 09.17.2019
NASA's TESS spacecraft discovers its smallest exoplanet to dateIt's smaller than Earth.By J. Fingas, 06.30.2019
NASA’s TESS spacecraft finds its first Earth-sized exoplanetIt’s a good indicator that TESS will be able to locate other small planets.By C. Fisher, 04.16.2019
Citizen astronomers discover new planet that NASA algorithms missedKeen eyes have located a new planet twice the size of Earth.By R. England, 01.09.2019
NASA’s InSight lander has arrived on MarsIt will study the planet’s interior for the first time.By M. Locklear, 11.26.2018
Planet-hunting Kepler telescope declares that it is not, in fact, deadThe spacecraft may be critically low on fuel, but it's still fighting.By S. Krishna, 09.07.2018