Exoplanets

Space

Scorching 'Super Earth' exoplanet found to have thick atmosphere

A thick atmosphere has been detected around the planet that's twice as big as Earth in a solar system about 41 light years away.

10/05/2024

Tech News

Sand clouds and water vapour detected in exoplanet's atmosphere

Astronomers studied the atmosphere of an exoplanet using the James Webb Space Telescope.

16/11/2023

Space

Scientists discover what happens when two giant ice planets collide

Researchers were caught by surprise when they observed what they believe to be the aftermath of two giant planets colliding.

11/10/2023

Space

Signs of life? James Webb reveals more about exoplanet’s atmosphere

Astronomers are hunting for signs of life elsewhere in the universe - and planet K2-18 b is of particular interest.

12/09/2023

Mobility

Scientists say there are more water worlds out there than we thought

Scientists estimate that one rocky planet per star in our galaxy could hold liquid water - the key to life.

13/07/2023

Space

James Webb gets best view yet of hot Earth-like exoplanet

Researchers used the JWST to measure the temperature of a rocky exoplanet in the promising TRAPPIST-1 star system.

29/03/2023

Mobility

Potentially habitable planet discovered 100 light years from Earth

The newly discovered planet is a similar size to Earth and is likely to be rocky, according to NASA.

11/01/2023

Mobility

James Webb takes most detailed look yet at an exoplanet's atmosphere

NASA announced the game-changing, first-ever full reading of the atoms, molecules, and signs of active chemistry in an exoplanet's atmosphere.

25/11/2022

Mobility

'Ocean planet' discovered which could have temperatures right for life

The one-of-a-kind exoplanet, which could support life, orbits a star 100 lightyears from our own planet, Earth.

14/09/2022

Mobility

James Webb Telescope spots first clear evidence of CO2 on exoplanet

Scientists working on the project said they are now "crossing an important threshold in exoplanet sciences".

26/08/2022

Mobility

Life-giving water discovered on exoplanet could in fact be methane

The discovery of evidence of water on an exoplanet in a “habitable zone” for the first time caused widespread excitement in 2019 - but a study suggests the vapours detected on K2-18b may in fact be methane.

17/05/2022

Mobility

Exoplanet nine times the size of Jupiter found still 'in the womb'

AB Aur b, a new exoplanet, has been found in the earliest part of its formation. Its birth is challenging what we know about planets forming.

04/04/2022

Mobility

Scientists discovered a planet they thought would be impossible

The discovery of one of the largest planets ever detected has shattered assumptions of how and where planets can form.

09/12/2021

Mobility

Have we found the first planet outside of our galaxy?

A Saturn-sized exoplanet might have been discovered by astronomers using Nasa's Chandra X-Ray Telescope.

26/10/2021

Mobility

Molecule discovery proves there could be life beyond our solar system

An international team of astronomers has moved one step closer to finding new planets similar to Earth with a groundbreaking study.

27/04/2021

World News

Milky Way could be home to 36 alien civilisations, say scientists

Scientists calculate there could be three dozen intelligent civilisations in our galaxy capable of communicating with us.

16/06/2020