NASA’s Webb Images Cold Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away - NASA Science

An international team of astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged an exoplanet roughly 12 light-years from Earth. The planet, Epsilon Indi Ab, is one of the coldest exoplanets observed to date.

Discovery Alert: With Six New Worlds, 5,500 Discovery Milestone Passed! - NASA Science

On Aug. 24, 2023, more than three decades after the first confirmation of planets beyond our own solar system, scientists announced the discovery of six new exoplanets, stretching that number to 5,502.

Coming in Hot — NASA's Chandra Checks Habitability of Exoplanets - NASA

Astronomers are using these X-ray data to determine how habitable exoplanets may be based on whether they receive lethal radiation from the stars they orbit,

Webb Finds Plethora of Carbon Molecules Around Young Star - NASA Science

An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, very low-mass star. The results reveal the largest number of carbon-containing molecules seen to date in such a disk.

NASA Tool Gets Ready to Image Faraway Planets - NASA

A technology demo on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help increase the variety of distant planets scientists can directly image.

NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet - NASA Science

Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth.

Breaking the Scaling Limits: New Ultralow-noise Superconducting Camera for Exoplanet Searches - NASA Science

When imaging faint objects such as distant stars or exoplanets, capturing every last bit of light is crucial to get the most out of a scientific mission.

NASA’s Webb Maps Weather on Planet 280 Light-Years Away - NASA Science

An international team of researchers has successfully used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to map the weather on the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 b.

NASA Puts Next-Gen Exoplanet-Imaging Technology to the Test - NASA

A cutting-edge tool to view planets outside our solar system has passed two key tests ahead of its launch as part of the agency’s Roman Space Telescope by 2027.

NASA's Hubble Finds Water Vapor in Small Exoplanet's Atmosphere - NASA Science

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere.

NASA's Hubble Observes Exoplanet Atmosphere Changing Over 3 Years - NASA Science

By combining several years of observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope along with conducting computer modelling, astronomers have found evidence for massive cyclones and other dynamic weather activity swirling on a hot, Jupiter-sized planet 88…

Webb Detects Tiny Quartz Crystals in the Clouds of a Hot Gas Giant