When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a ...
Using NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), astronomers have discovered three ...
A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three dimensions.
A new exoplanet candidate has just burst onto the scene, and it may be one of the best alien worlds yet on which to search ...
What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition?