The "mini-Neptune" exoplanet found 48 light-years away doesn't resemble anything in our own solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Can exoplanets have metal-rich atmospheres? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to address as a team of international researchers investigated a new type ...

40 light years away from Earth, circling a small star in the constellation of Ophiuchus, there's a super-Earth called Gliese 1214 b. Also known as GJ 1214 b, it was discovered in 2009 and has been a ...

A strange planet that's stymied astronomers for years has an "unusually shiny atmosphere" and could be home to large amounts of water vapor, scientists said in a study published Wednesday in the ...

Figure 1: Artist's rendition of a transit of GJ 1214 b in blue light. The blue sphere represents the host star GJ 1214, and the black ball in front of it on the right is GJ 1214 b. (Credit: NAOJ). A ...

What secrets do you hold, planet GJ 1214 b? NASA turned the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to a world 48 light-years away, a type of planet called a "mini-Neptune" that's bigger than Earth but ...

The NASA James Webb Space Telescope has provided astronomers with an unprecedented glimpse of a distant exoplanet, shedding light on the enigmatic nature of this mysterious world. This distant world, ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has taken a deeper look at a mysterious planet outside the solar system that is unlike anything in our planetary system. "The planet is totally blanketed by some ...