NASA’s New Planet Tracker, NEID

It's an important step toward finding new Earth-like worlds.

Here's how NASA's new machine weighs exoplanets

Verdict: Heavy

NASA's new instrument, NEID, can measure the mass of a distant exoplanet with three times the sensitivity of any other equipment out there.

Here’s How NASA’s New Machine Weighs Exoplanets

NASA just unveiled a new exoplanet instrument named NEID.

"Such a system has never been seen before, and it was immediately clear to me that this was a unique star."

Scientists find dead star roasting its giant exoplanet

Zombie Planets

For the first time ever, scientists have discovered a giant exoplanet orbiting a white dwarf — the extremely dense remains of an exploded dead star.

Scientists Find Dead Star Roasting Its Giant Exoplanet

"Such a system has never been seen before."

"The solution to this scientific dilemma is hidden in the 'simple fact' that stars and their planets not only form but also evolve together."

Did this planet survive getting swallowed by its sun?

Red Giant Mystery

Astronomers found an exoplanet that should've been swallowed by its Sun during the red giant evolutionary stage — but they could still pinpoint its location.

Did This Planet Survive Getting Swallowed By Its Sun?

This sun-scorched exoplanet shouldn't exist.

Eventually, the planet's short orbit will be its downfall.

Doomed exoplanet sets record for shortest orbit around a star

Fast Track

The newly discovered exoplanet NGTS-10b has set a new record for shortest orbit, zipping around its star in just 18.4 hours.

Doomed Exoplanet Sets Record for Shortest Orbit Around a Star

It zips around its star in just 18.4 hours.

The Strange Orbit of HR 5183 b

Its orbit is wholly unique within the known universe.

Newly discovered exoplanet is "unlike any other"

Peculiar Planet

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with an extremely elliptical orbit that sets it apart from any other known planet.

Newly Discovered Exoplanet Is “Unlike Any Other”

It slingshots around its star in a truly strange orbit.

The extremely hot planet called WASP-121b was discovered in a star system 90 light-years away in 2015.

Scientists just found a hellish exoplanet shaped like a football

Ultra-hot Jupiter

Astronomers have found that a distant exoplanet is so drawn by the gravitational pull from its host star, it's being deformed into the shape of a football.

Scientists Just Found a Hellish Exoplanet Shaped Like a Football

Make no mistake: this planet is basically Hell.

TESS Helps Reveal Multiple Planets, Including Promising World

It's about 22 percent larger than Earth and 31 lightyears away.

Satellite spots "first nearby super-Earth" that could harbor life

Uber Earth

Astronomers from Cornell University claim they've found the first potentially habitable "super-earth," an Earth-like planet outside the Solar System.

Satellite Spots “First Nearby Super-Earth” That Could Harbor Life

"This is exciting, as this is humanity's first nearby super-Earth that could harbor life."

4000 Exoplanets

Accompanying the map is a video that takes you through the number of exoplanets discovered since the year 1991.

NASA just released an incredible map of all known exoplanets

Gotta Catch 'Em All

NASA just dropped an astonishing elaborate map of the over 4,003 exoplanets that we know to exist outside our Solar System.

NASA Just Released an Incredible Map of All Known Exoplanets

We've discovered over 4,000 exoplanets since the early 1990s.

Sometimes, a moon just needs a little space.

Our Moon could escape Earth’s orbit and become a "ploonet"

Miss You Already

New research suggests that some moons may escape their host planets' orbits to become "ploonets" — and Earth's own Moon could eventually join their ranks.

Our Moon Could Escape Earth’s Orbit and Become a “Ploonet”

A hypothetical new type of world could explain a lot about our universe.

TESS Discovers Its Tiniest World To Date

This lil' guy is an absolute knockout of a find for NASA.

NASA's TESS mission has spotted its smallest exoplanet ever

It's Baby

NASA's TESS mission has a new discovery: a small exoplanet named L 98-59b, the tiniest TESS has ever spotted, which NASA says could have its own atmosphere.

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