Some exoplanets have characteristics totally alien to our Solar System. Hot Jupiters are one such type. They can have orbital ...

NASA has explored the space beyond Earth and our solar system with spacecraft like Voyagers 1 and 2, and how we’ve discovered ...

Astronomers have mapped the 3D structure of an alien planet's atmosphere for the first time, revealing a layered system of extreme winds.

A star racing through the Milky Way may have a planet in tow, setting a new speed record for exoplanet systems. Using microlensing, astronomers spotted the pair moving at over 1.2 million mph.

NASA has confirmed the discovery of a mysterious new planet beyond Neptune, shaking up our understanding of the outer reaches ...

WASP-121b is classified as an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant that orbits very close to its host star. A single year on this ...

Located 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis, WASP-121b is an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant orbiting its star so closely that a year lasts just 30 Earth hours. One side of the planet is ...

A recent study has unveiled how chemical elements and powerful winds shape the atmosphere of a planet far beyond our solar system.

For the first time, scientists have developed a 3D map of an atmosphere belonging to a planet outside our solar system.

Scientists have mapped the atmosphere of WASP-121 b, revealing iron rains, extreme winds, and unusual weather.

Astronomers have discovered by looking through an exoplanet's atmosphere and mapping its 3D structure for the first time ...

NASA has been monitoring a never-before-seen planet in its solar system, which is eight times the size of Earth.