TESS just found a planet in a new way—and more may be hiding in its eight years of data

For the first time, NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant ...

Scientists discover rare 'super-Jupiter' planet with 180-day long orbit

Scientists from Queen's University Belfast have led an international team in the discovery of a rare new planet, which is ...
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Scientist freaking out over new planet that proves we are not alone

Something strange is coming from deep space, and scientists are paying attention. A mysterious signal from a distant planet ...
Science Daily

Astronomers capture breathtaking first look at a planet being born

WISPIT 2b, a gas giant forming around a young Sun-like star, has been directly imaged for the first time inside a spectacular multi-ringed disk. Still glowing and actively accreting gas, the planet ...
Phys.org

Astronomers make unexpected discovery of planet in formation around a young star

An international team of astronomers, co-led by researchers at the University of Galway, has made the unexpected discovery of a new planet. Detected at an early stage of formation around a young ...
New Scientist

When the sun engulfs Earth, will the remnants form new planets? Part 2

A reader (and astronomy expert) gets to grips with this one, pointing out that Earth’s future fate is still uncertain – and ...