Exoplanet Discoveries
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Does Distant Planet Host Volcanic Moon Like Jupiter’s Io?
The existence of a moon located outside our solar system has never been confirmed but a new NASA-led study may…
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Discovery Alert: With Six New Worlds, 5,500 Discovery Milestone Passed!
On Aug. 24, 2023, more than three decades after the first confirmation of planets beyond our own solar system, scientists…
NASA’s TESS Finds Intriguing World Sized Between Earth, Venus
Using observations by NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and many other facilities, two international teams of astronomers have discovered…
NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet…
Discovery Alert: a Long Year for a ‘Cold Saturn’
Two recently discovered exoplanets, gas giants possibly similar to Saturn, could be candidates for further atmospheric investigation.
