Exoplanet Discovery

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  Scientists Discover High-Density Rocky Planet in LHS 1903 System That Defies Conventional Formation Models

  ESA’s CHEOPS mission has uncovered a surprising rocky planet at the outer edge of the LHS 1903 system. Located 116 light-years away, the discovery defies expectations that outer planets are gas giants. Scientists say the finding offers rare evidence that planets can form in gas-depleted environments, challenging current planetary formation models...

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  Unique Inside-Out Planetary System Reveals Unexpected Rocky World on the Outer Edge

  Astronomers have discovered a rare inside-out planetary system around LHS 1903, where a rocky planet exists beyond gas giants. Using ESA’s CHEOPS telescope, researchers found evidence that planets formed one after another in a gas-depleted environment, challenging long-standing theories about how planetary systems form and evolve across the galax...

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  Astronomers Find Planet Close To Solar System With Earth-Like Size And Orbit

  Researchers estimate that the planet has about a 50% chance of being in its star's Hoble zone.

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  Scientists Discover 'Potentially Habitable' Earth-Like Planet Candidate

  If confirmed, this exoplanet would be the only known rocky world in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star.

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  VLT’s GRAVITY Instrument Detects ‘Tug’ from Colossal Exomoon; Could Be Largest Natural Satellite Ever Found

  Astronomers have spotted a subtle orbital wobble around the massive exoplanet HD 206893 B, hinting at the presence of a gigantic moon nearly half Jupiter’s mass. If confirmed, it would be unlike any moon known, potentially redefining how scientists distinguish between moons, planets, and brown dwarfs.

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  NASA’s Miner++ AI Brings Machine Digs Into TESS Archive to the Hunt for Nearby Earth-Like Worlds

  NASA’s TESS mission is revolutionising the search for exoplanets with the help of artificial intelligence. Using deep-learning tools such as ExoMiner++, scientists can rapidly distinguish real planetary transits from stellar noise. This approach has already revealed thousands of planet candidates and is expected to play a crucial role as upcoming...

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  JWST Reveals Powerful Winds and Dense Atmosphere on Scorching Exoplanet TOI-561b

  Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found compelling evidence that TOI-561b, an ultra-hot rocky exoplanet orbiting its star every 11 hours, still retains a dense atmosphere. Temperatures measured on both its day and night sides are far lower than expected for a bare rock, implying powerful winds and efficient heat transport. ...

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  The Most Exciting Exoplanet Discoveries of 2025: Know the Strange Worlds Scientists Have Found

  Astronomers marked a milestone year as confirmed exoplanets surpassed 6,000 in 2025. Discoveries ranged from planets orbiting two suns to worlds losing their atmospheres or forming in real time. The findings reshaped ideas about how planets form, survive, and evolve across the Milky Way.

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  NASA Uncovers Mysterious Exoplanet Where Carbon Clouds Can Form Diamonds

  The distant planet appears to be in the shape of a lemon as the pulsar's intense gravity stretches the planet.

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  Hubble Captures Rare Collision in Nearby Planetary System, Revealing Violent Planet Formation

  Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have witnessed rare collisions between rocky bodies in the Fomalhaut system. The glowing debris clouds created by these impacts offer a unique glimpse into how planets form and highlight challenges in identifying true exoplanets.