A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

Astronomers have spotted an unusual 'inside-out' planetary system where a rocky world seems to have formed far beyond the realm typically reserved for gas giants.

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific expectations – and suggests these faraway worlds formed in a manner never seen ...

With this new survey, astronomers have gained a peek inside a stage of exoplanet system formation they have yet to fully ...

An exoplanet the size of Jupiter has long intrigued astronomers because of its scorching temperatures, screaming winds and sideways rain made of glass. Now, data from the James Webb Space Telescope ...

A small red dwarf star in the Milky Way has drawn attention after astronomers mapped four closely orbiting planets around it.

A distant star system with four super-sized gas giants has revealed a surprise. Thanks to JWST’s powerful vision, astronomers detected sulfur in their atmospheres — a chemical clue that they formed ...

How can Uranus teach us about exoplanets? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) hopes to ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Have you ever wondered if there is life on another planet? Exoplanets may hold the key to this question. They’re planets that orbit stars beyond ...

As part of the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro2020), the Panel on Exoplanets, Astrobiology, and the Solar System will identify and articulate the scientific themes that will define ...