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This 'alien' blue planet rains molten glass and a year here is less than a weekend, scientists are stunned- NASA plans to send a planet hunter to scan the Galaxy for 100,000 new alien worlds
- On this planet, clouds emerge every morning and disappear by night: James Webb Space Telescope reveals daily cloud cycle on WASP-94A b
- NASA has discovered planets so strange they sound completely impossible: From worlds that rain molten glass to giant “marshmallow” planetsScientists are discovering strange new planets beyond our solar system. These worlds defy old ideas about how planets form and what they lo...12 May, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
- James Webb telescope discovers a cosmic oddity: A lemon-shaped exoplanet that has scientists stunnedThe James Webb Space Telescope has found a strange exoplanet with a lemon-like shape. The planet orbits a dead star and has a rare carbon-f...17 Dec, 2025, 10.55 PM IST
- Astronomers edge closer to confirming atmosphere on potentially habitable exoplanetAstronomers may confirm soon that an Earth-like environment on TRAPPIST-1 e, a rocky planet 40 light-years distant. The James Webb Space Te...19 Sep, 2025, 02.26 AM IST
- New hope of extraterrestrial life? Scientists cautious about celebrating early, want recheckA University of Cambridge-led study has detected potential signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b, 120 light-years away, noting the presence of ...27 Apr, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
- NASA close to probing alien atmospheres; Here's all you need to knowPandora, a small satellite, is set to study at least 20 known exoplanets to analyze their atmospheres for hazes, clouds, and water. This un...09 Feb, 2025, 06.31 PM IST
- Hydrogen Sulfide found outside our solar system for first time. Where has it been discovered and how important is it?Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope have found hydrogen sulfide on an exoplanet known as HD 189733b. It is near Jupiter ...09 Jul, 2024, 09.55 PM IST
- NASA finds 'Waterworld with a boiling ocean' on exoplanet. Know if life too has been found thereAn 'hycean' or a world of water under a hydrogen-rich atmosphere has been found on a sub-Neptune distant exoplanet. It contains an ocean of...08 Mar, 2024, 09.52 PM IST
- New findings on exoplanet captured by NASA’s James Webb telescope can be ‘game changer’, says scientistsThe NASA James Webb Space Telescope captured a photograph of an exoplanet, 700 light years away from Earth, whose sky chemical components h...25 Nov, 2022, 02.28 AM IST
- Astronomers discover heaviest element yet detected in an exoplanet atmosphereWASP-76 b and WASP-121 b are no ordinary exoplanets. Both are known as ultra-hot Jupiters as they are comparable in size to Jupiter whilst ...16 Oct, 2022, 12.11 AM IST
- Astronomers find exoplanet with cloud-free atmosphereLondon, May 8 (IANS) Astronomers have found that a planet outside our solar system, which is similar to Saturn in mass and exceeds the size...08 May, 2018, 04.47 PM IST
- Astronomers detect water in Saturn-sized exoplanet's atmosphereWashington, March 2 (IANS) Astronomers have detected a large amount of water in the atmosphere of a hot, Saturn-mass exoplanet some 700 lig...02 Mar, 2018, 01.57 PM IST
- Titanium oxide detected in exoplanet atmosphereWashington, Sep 14 (IANS) In a first, astronomers including one of Indian-origin have detected small amounts of titanium oxide in the atmos...14 Sep, 2017, 01.32 PM IST
- Giant exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere discoveredThe atmosphere WASP-121b - a gas giant exoplanet commonly referred to as a "hot Jupiter" - was observed using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.03 Aug, 2017, 02.27 PM IST
- Hot exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere foundWashington, Aug 3 (IANS) In a first, scientists have detected glowing water molecules in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar syste...03 Aug, 2017, 11.12 AM IST
- Proxima b unlikely to be habitable: NASAWashington, Aug 1 (IANS) Dampening hopes of finding alien life on the closest exoplanet ever discovered, a new NASA study says that the atm...01 Aug, 2017, 11.02 AM IST
- Hubble measures rotation of cloudy 'super-Jupiter'This is the first measurement of the rotation of a massive exoplanet using direct imaging, researchers said.19 Feb, 2016, 01.44 PM IST
- Missing water mystery of exoplanets solved"The atmosphere leaves its unique fingerprint on the starlight, which we can study when the light reaches us," said Hannah Wakeford, from t...15 Dec, 2015, 03.11 PM IST
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