Each JuMBO pair comprises two gas giants, each between 0.7 and 30 times the mass of Jupiter. These "rogue" planet partners have been found orbiting each other — but not a parent star — at a distance ...
A "baby" planet that astronomers recently observed some 430 light-years from Earth may be the youngest planet ever discovered. Forming an estimated 3 million years ago, the planet may seem old to us.
The discovery comes just days before what is anticipated to be a bumper year for exoplanet discovery, with the James Webb Space Telescope scheduled to release more data.
A new theory explains how dozens of mysterious planet pairs discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope, dubbed "JuMBOs," may have formed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...
Scientists have discovered two “super-Earth” exoplanets, one of which is in its star’s habitable zone. That means liquid water could exist on its surface. The planet, known as LP 890-9c or ...
NASA's TESS satellite made the find. A Neptune-sized planet closely orbiting its host star has just been discovered, making it only the fourth object of its kind ever identified. Scientists ...