It's about 10 times as massive as Earth — and on the move.

A baby exoplanet is creating strange dust rings around its star

Stunning Sight

The inward migration of a recently formed exoplanet is causing never-before-seen structures to form in its host star's protoplanetary disk.

A Baby Exoplanet Is Creating Strange Dust Rings Around Its Star

Stunning images show how it's sculpting the dust into thin rings.

"Perhaps the desert is greener than was once thought."

Astronomers find distant "forbidden planet" in "Neptunian Desert"

Rogue Planet

For the first time ever, astronomers have discovered a "forbidden planet" in an orbit previously thought to be impossible.

Astronomers Find Distant “Forbidden Planet” In “Neptunian Desert”

This alien world whips around its sun every 1.3 days.

"Hundreds or thousands of kilometers" deep.

Exoplanet "water worlds" could hold unfathomably deep alien oceans

Water Worlds

A new theory suggests that a type of exoplanet two to four times the size of Earth ("sub-Neptunes") is likely to be a water world, not a gas dwarf.

Exoplanet “Water Worlds” Could Hold Unfathomably Deep Alien Oceans

“Unfathomable. Bottomless. Very Deep.”

It lets scientists study exoplanets' atmospheres with unprecedented accuracy.

New method could help astronomers find life-supporting exoplanets

Tracking ET

For the first time, astronomers have used a technique known as optical interferometry to study an exoplanet — and it could help in our hunt for aliens.

New Method Could Help Astronomers Find Life-Supporting Exoplanets

They used four telescopes at once to study a far-off "super-Jupiter."

It may be frigid, but that doesn't mean it's uninhabitable.

One of the closest exoplanets to Earth could support alien life

Cold Case 

Barnard's Star b, a nearby exoplanet, could have 'life zones' under its frigid surface, according to a team of astrophysicists.

One of the Closest Exoplanets to Earth Could Support Alien Life

Life could be hiding in our galactic backyard.

"This is the smoking gun that planets can lose a significant fraction of their entire mass."

This Neptune-sized exoplanet is being melted away by its star

Hot Neptune

A newly discovered hot Neptune orbiting a distant star is boiling away, losing mass at a record-breaking speed, according to new research.

This Neptune-Sized Exoplanet Is Being Melted Away By Its Star

At its current rate, half the planet will disappear into space.

Scientists just discovered the second-closest exoplanet to Earth

Hard Science

Scientists announced an abundance of new evidence pointing to an exoplanet orbiting Barnard's Star just six light-years from Earth.

Scientists Just Discovered the Second-Closest Exoplanet to Earth

Its existence has been questioned since the 1960s.

They're the first planets discovered using new gas-detecting telescope ALMA.

Astronomers just discovered 3 planets in an entirely new way

Off World

Using a novel technique focused on the movement of gas, astronomers discovered three planets around the young star HD 163296.

Astronomers Just Discovered Three Planets in an Entirely New Way

The technique could help us find the youngest planets in our galaxy.

Star light, star bright, can you turn it down just a little?

Lights out: DARKNESS camera filters starlight to spot planets

With DARKNESS, astronomers expect to be able to spot planets that reflect light 100 million times dimmer than that of the stars they orbit.

Lights Out: DARKNESS Camera Filters Starlight to Spot Planets

Hello DARKNESS my old friend...

They could offer clues on what makes a planet more or less habitable.

Hazy experiments could teach us about alien life

Scientists are now able to simulate the atmosphere of exoplanets in detail, looking at the haze that could hold the key to the emergence of alien life.

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Stunning Sight

A Baby Exoplanet Is Creating Strange Dust Rings Around Its Star

Rogue Planet

Astronomers Find Distant “Forbidden Planet” In “Neptunian Desert”

Water Worlds

Exoplanet “Water Worlds” Could Hold Unfathomably Deep Alien Oceans

Tracking ET

New Method Could Help Astronomers Find Life-Supporting Exoplanets

Cold Case

One of the Closest Exoplanets to Earth Could Support Alien Life

Hot Neptune

This Neptune-Sized Exoplanet Is Being Melted Away By Its Star

Hard Science

Scientists Just Discovered the Second-Closest Exoplanet to Earth

Off World

Astronomers Just Discovered Three Planets in an Entirely New Way

Off World

Lights Out: DARKNESS Camera Filters Starlight to Spot Planets

Off World

Hazy Experiments Could Teach Us About Alien Life

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