Discovered by volunteer scientists, this alien planet is out of synch with its siblings

Since the Kepler Space Telescope began its prowl for exoplanets in 2009, it has uncovered a strange pattern among these alien worlds: their orbits follow a consistent rhythm. During a January 7 presentation at the American Astronomical Society’s 247th meeting in Phoenix,

One of the main questions in exoplanet science concerns M dwarfs (red dwarfs) and the habitability of exoplanets that orbit them. These stars are known for their prolific and energetic flaring, and that's a problem.

Combining two kinds of quantum computing devices could be just the trick for taking better images of faint, faraway exoplanets

In a zesty new discovery, scientists have unearthed a strange lemon-shaped exoplanet. It is unlike one we have seen before, challenging many of the previously held assumptions about planetary formations and atmospheres.

Webb telescope discovered a bizarre exoplanet with carbon atmosphere, no hydrogen, orbiting a super-dense spinning star.

The question of life on other worlds has become a serious area of research, writes science reporter Ivan Semeniuk. Over the past 30 years technology has enabled the detection of thousands of such exoplanets far outside our solar system.

Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, astronomers have for the first time confirmed the existence of one of these starless worlds by pinpointing its distance and mass — a rogue planet roughly the size of Saturn nearly 10,000 light-years from Earth.

The transforming exoplanet that was observed by the WIYN 3.5-meter telescope at the U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory has a strangely elongated orbit. Credit: Images and Videos: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/KPNO/R.