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Scientists using the James Webb took its first ever direct picture of an exoplanet that resulted in its discovery.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Discovers First-Ever Exoplanet by Taking a Picture of It

By Sharon Adarlo

Scientists Discover Four Intriguing Planets Around Closest Single-Star Solar System to Earth

Scientists Discover Four Intriguing Planets Around Closest Single-Star Solar System to Earth

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers say that an x-ray signal is the "death knell" of a planet being ripped to shreds by a nearby star.

Scientists Realize They Witnessed the Last Gasp of a Planet as It Met a Horrible Fate

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers have discovered an unusual exoplanet with a long "tail" of gas trailing behind it, not unlike a comet.

Scientists Intrigued by Planet With Long Tail

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have published a new paper in the journal Nature about an exoplanet called HD 189733b, which smells like rotten eggs.

Scientists Say This Nasty Planet Stinks to High Heaven

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has turned its full attention towards the distant ocean-covered world called K2-18b last week.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Turns to Examine Planet Showing Potential Sign of Life

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers believe an egg-shaped exoplanet is hurtling towards its parent star faster than previously thought.

Astronomers Intrigued by Planet Shaped Like Egg

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists simulated the workings of a proposed space telescope, and trained it on Earth to see if it would be able to pick up signs of life.

Scientists Check Whether Space Telescope Could Detect Life on Earth

By Sharon Adarlo

Scientists have uncovered evidence of an exoplanet covered entirely with water that's hot enough to boil an egg.

Scientists Intrigued by Water Planet Where Ocean Appears to Be Boiling

By Sharon Adarlo

Astronomers have spotted a mysterious exoplanet that orbits its star some 160 light-years away — which has a 350,000-mile-long tail.

Astronomers Discover Planet With Long Tail

By Victor Tangermann

Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescopes, astronomers can confirm that there's a rocky exoplanet just a couple dozen light years away.

Hubble Discovers Closest Earth-Sized World to Our Star System

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have discovered strong evidence of two planets traveling the same orbit around a star, a phenomenon called Trojan planets.

Scientists Just Spotted Something Absolutely Wild in a Distant Star System

By Sharon Adarlo

Glass and metal clouds serve as a protective mirror for a bizarre, ultra-hot exoplanet, which sits dangerously close to its home star.

Scientists Intrigued by Reflective Exoplanet With Shiny Titanium Clouds

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The James Webb Space Telescope just got a close look at TRAPPIST-1 c, a rocky exoplanet located roughly 40 lightyears away.

James Webb Space Telescope

The Webb Space Telescope Just Zoomed in Super Close on an Alien Planet

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A team of astronomers has discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet that may be absolutely covered with volcanoes.

Scientists Discover Brutal Planet That Sounds Like Darth Vader’s Mustafar

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have detected radio signals from a rocky planet revolving around its star, making it a strong candidate for an exoplanet with an atmosphere.

Scientists Intrigued by Repeating Signal From Earth-Sized Exoplanet

By Frank Landymore