The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor and thick clouds on LTT 9779 b, an ultra-hot Neptune locked in a ...

Astronomers have discovered two exoplanets around TOI-1453, a star about 250 light years away. These two exoplanets, a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune, are common in the galaxy, yet are absent from our ...

Astronomers discover a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune 250 light years away from our solar system. These planets offer a ...

A distant exoplanet discovered, named Enaiposha, is unlike anything found in our own solar system, similar to a "super-Venus" ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...

A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy. Using ...

These two exoplanets, a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune, are common in the galaxy, yet are absent from our system. This discovery paves the way for future atmospheric studies to better understand ...

"Based on our predictions, up to about 1% of super-Earth and mini-Neptune systems could host Earth-like planets within the habitable zone of their stars. While this fraction is relatively low ...

It's rare for any observatory to directly image a planet beyond our solar system, called an exoplanet, but the powerful James ...

"There really is something very different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth form." ...