Astronomers measure mass and distance of free-floating planet
Back to Article List According to a newly released study, scientists have discovered a free-floating planet and, for…
Unexpected atmosphere on lava planet is an exciting surprise
View larger. | Artist’s concept of scorching hot TOI-561 b and its sunlike star. New observations by NASA’s…
Two collisions, one star, and a new view of planet formation
When you look up at the night sky, planets seem calm and fixed. But a new study shows…
Troubleshooting – NASA Science
Getting Started Step 1: Watch the EXOTIC Beginner Tutorial EXOTIC: Welcome Step 2: Make sure you have a…
NASA’s Webb Observes Exoplanet Whose Composition Defies Explanation
Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have observed a rare type of exoplanet, or planet outside our…
Researchers question methane atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e
This is an artist’s concept of exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e, about 40 light-years from Earth. A new study urges caution…
How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems?
It was almost 100 years ago that Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto. That was the last planet found…
This ‘Wet Lava Ball’ in Space Somehow Clings to an Atmosphere
Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet of a rocky planet with an atmosphere outside the solar system,…
NASA Completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Construction
NASA’s next big eye on the cosmos is now fully assembled. On Nov. 25, technicians joined the inner…
From merging monsters to planet on a death wish, biggest space discoveries of 2025
Saturn, the planet with gigantic rings, added 128 new moons, taking its tally to 274, more than double…
4.6 billion years ago, Jupiter saved Earth during its formation
When the solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago, a gigantic cloud of dust and gas collapsed…
James Webb Mapped the Chaotic Weather of a Planet Drifting Alone Through Space and It’s Even Wilder Than Jupiter
Artist’s impression of SIMP 0136. Credit: Anastasiia Nahurna. Drifting alone through space, about 20 light-years away, is a…