EXOPLANET DISCOVERY

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Jan 28 2026SCIENCE

A New World in the Cold Depths of Space

In the vast, chilly expanse of space, a new planet has been spotted. This planet, named HD 137010 b, is about the same size as Earth. But don't pack your bags just yet. It's incredibly cold there. The planet is 150 light-years away from us. That's a distance that's hard to imagine. A group of scien

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Dec 22 2025SCIENCE

A Lemon-Shaped Planet: A Cosmic Mystery

In the vast expanse of space, a peculiar planet has caught the attention of scientists. This planet, PSR J2322-2650b, is not your typical round world. It's shaped like a lemon, thanks to the intense gravity of its nearby star. This star is a pulsar, a type of neutron star that spins rapidly and emit

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Jun 26 2025SCIENCE

A New Planet Spotted: James Webb Telescope's Latest Discovery

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made another groundbreaking discovery. This time, it's not a distant galaxy or a nebula, but a planet outside our solar system. The planet, named TWA 7b, is about the size of Saturn and orbits a young red dwarf star. What makes this discovery special is that

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Jun 25 2025SCIENCE

A New Planet Spotted by the James Webb Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just made a big find. It has spotted its first new planet outside our solar system. This planet, named TWA 7b, is special. It is the lightest planet ever seen directly outside our solar system. It is about 100 times the mass of Earth. That is still very ligh

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Jun 15 2025SCIENCE

A Chilly Giant: The Coldest Planet Ever Photographed

The James Webb Space Telescope has done it again. This time, it has captured a stunning image of a cold, massive planet orbiting a star. This planet, named 14 Herculis c, is a whopping seven times bigger than Jupiter. It is located about 60 light-years away from Earth. This makes it one of the farth

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