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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
- Scientists found a possible moon nursery around a distant world, which can change what we know about the formation of Earth's only natural satellite
- A high school senior used NASA Kepler data to uncover where more Earth-like planets may still be hidingA high school student has made a significant discovery using old space data. Ana Humphrey re-examined information from the Kepler Space Tel...20 May, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
- How a 17-year-old NASA intern spotted an odd signal in telescope data and found a planet with two sunsDuring a summer internship at NASA, high school junior Wolf Cukier discovered a planet orbiting two stars. While analyzing data from the TE...20 May, 2026, 02.11 PM IST
- A simple astronomy program led two U.S. high school students to help discover four exoplanetsIn an inspiring display of youthful ingenuity, two American high school students have teamed up to publish a groundbreaking scientific pape...19 May, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
- 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
- NASA unveils new space telescope to give 'atlas of the universe'NASA has revealed the Roman space telescope. This new instrument will search the universe for planets beyond our solar system. It will also...22 Apr, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
- NASA confirms alien planet count hits 6,000, and the strangest worlds are still aheadNASA has confirmed the existence of 6,000 exoplanets. This milestone highlights the diversity of planetary systems. Scientists use transit ...21 Sep, 2025, 01.22 PM IST
- Indian researchers discover new exoplanet TOI-6038A b. Here's all about itIndian researchers have discovered a dense sub-Saturn exoplanet, TOI-6038A b, which is 78.5 times the mass of Earth. This exoplanet orbits ...16 Feb, 2025, 10.26 AM IST
- James Webb telescope captures a stunning image of Epsilon Indi Ab. Why is it in the news?A picture of the far-off exoplanet Epsilon Indi Ab, has been taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. One of the coolest exoplanets yet pho...26 Jul, 2024, 09.47 PM IST
- International astronomers including IIT Kanpur professor discover 'super-Jupiter' exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like starAn international team, including Dr. Prashant Pathak from IIT-Kanpur, discovered a giant exoplanet, Epsilon Indi Ab (Eps Ind Ab), orbiting ...26 Jul, 2024, 04.13 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
- Hubble Space Telescope captures a planet’s atmosphere being stripped away by a starThe Hubble Space Telescope has observed planet AU Mic b, which is located outside of our solar system, being stripped of its hydrogen atmos...01 Aug, 2023, 11.37 AM IST
- Distant star TOI-700 has two potentially habitable planets orbiting it - making it an excellent candidate in the search for lifeWe are two of the astronomers who led the discovery of this planet, called TOI-700 e. TOI-700 e is just over 100 light years from Earth - t...09 Mar, 2023, 11.19 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
- Indian scientists discover star-planet bigger than JupiterThis discovery was made using PRL Advanced Radial-velocity Abu-sky Search (PARAS) optical fiber-fed spectrograph, the first of its kind in ...17 Nov, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
- NASA's Kepler discovers nearly 100 new exoplanetsLondon, Feb 17 (IANS) An international team of scientists have confirmed the discovery of nearly 100 new exoplanets -- planets located outs...17 Feb, 2018, 02.32 PM IST
- Over 100 new potential planets spottedAstronomers released the largest-ever compilation of exoplanet-detecting observations made using a technique called the radial velocity met...14 Feb, 2017, 02.18 PM IST
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