Researchers developed a new coronagraph that could make it possible to see exoplanets that are normally obscured by light from their parent stars. The images show theoretical, experimental and ...

How can astronomers develop better methods for blocking the intense starlight of an exoplanetary system and reveal the exoplanets hiding underneath the glare? This is what a recent study published in ...

Here's everything to know about the discovery, the exoplanet and the search for life in the cosmos. A strong possibility exists that extraterrestrial life can be found on a distant exoplanet known ...

Scientists discover life-sustaining molecules in exoplanet K2-18b’s atmosphere – Located 124 light-years away, using NASA’s JWST Scientists have detected molecules associated with biological ...

Astronomers have observed a rocky planet rapidly disintegrating near its star, trailing a comet-like tail of mineral dust. This phenomenon provides a rare glimpse into the fate of exoplanets. Only ...

To date, over 5,000 such planets, referred to as exoplanets, have been discovered. Given the vast number of exoplanets, it is only natural to ponder: are we the only beings in the universe?

It will block a tiny amount of the light. Looking at the atmosphere of an exoplanet is even more difficult. Scientists use spectroscopy to do this. The light coming out of the star can be observed ...

Led by the University of Cambridge, a team utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to detect chemical traces of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) in the atmosphere of exoplanet ...