This super-Earth is the first planet confirmed to have a permanent dark side ~space astronomy Article 645 words 29 votes
TRAPPIST-1 caught stripping atmosphere of possibly habitable exoplanet ~space astronomy Link 12 votes
Astronomers make rare exoplanet discovery, and a giant leap in detecting Earth-like bodies ~space astronomy Article 946 words 15 votes
A six-planet system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way ~space astronomy Article 517 words 55 votes
James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion ~space astronomy Article 777 words 12 votes
Planet K2-18 b has an ocean and atmosphere that could support life ~space astronomy Article 1056 words 24 votes
We could see the glint off giant cities on alien worlds, suggests paper ~space astronomy Article 818 words 11 votes
Turns out, our solar system is the rarest planetary system out there ~space astronomy Video 12:56 53 votes
Life in the cosmos: JWST hints at lower number of habitable planets ~space astronomy Article 638 words 36 votes
Volunteers wanted: NASA's Planet Patrol wants your help to find alien worlds ~space astronomy Article 439 words, published Oct 1 2020 7 votes
First ever image of a multi-planet system around a Sun-like star captured by ESO telescope ~space astronomy Article 1171 words 11 votes
Direct multipixel imaging and spectroscopy of an exoplanet with a Solar Gravitational Lens Mission ~space astronomy Article 3 votes
NASA's exoplanet-seeking satellite TESS has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star’s habitable zone ~space Article 7 votes
ESA's exoplanet mission Cheops (Characterising Exoplanet Satellite) has successfully launched ~space spaceflight.scientific Article 1373 words 6 votes
Moons around 'rogue planets' could sustain life — no solar system required ~space astronomy Article 784 words, published Oct 10 2018 15 votes
Astronomers have found an exoplanet around the same star that Vulcan orbits in Star Trek canon ~space astronomy Article 12 votes
TESS is doing better than expected in hunt for exoplanets ~space astronomy Article 630 words 13 votes
Bizarre “rogue planet” found lurking in Earth’s galactic neighborhood ~space astronomy Article 668 words 9 votes