Sometimes, in order to support an idea, you first have to discredit alternative, competing ideas that could take resources ...

Shrouded by a swirl of gas and dust, a gas giant, roughly three to ten times the size of Jupiter, was found in a new ...

Astronomers have discovered a giant exoplanet, significantly larger than Jupiter, concealed within the gas and dust disk of ...

With the moon sitting low in the sky during this phase of its 18.6-year cycle, it's the perfect time to try capturing this ...

Astronomers have discovered a massive exoplanet, potentially ten times the size of Jupiter, hidden within the protoplanetary disk of young star MP Mus.

Astronomers have uncovered a massive, hidden exoplanet nestled in the dusty disc of a young star—MP Mus—by combining cutting-edge data from the ALMA observatory and ESA’s Gaia mission. Initially ...

The team detected a huge gas giant dwelling in the protoplanetary disk of MP Mus, which had been previously hidden. This represents the first time Gaia has spotted an extrasolar planet or "exoplanet" ...

Might the next Earth-like world be lurking in the brilliance of a nearby red dwarf, biding its time for the appropriate technology to uncover it? The James Webb Space Telescope has issued a resounding ...

Is the quest for habitable planets set to be revolutionized by a planet in plain sight a planet that was invisible until today, due to the glare of its host star? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ...

A young planet named HIP 67522 causes violent eruptions on its star, dramatically accelerating the loss of its own atmosphere ...

Astronomers discover a new strategy for detecting exoplanets: look for aligned binary stars that reveal hidden worlds more ...

The discovery of a potentially habitable exoplanet by the James Webb Space Telescope sparks fresh curiosity across science ...