Webb Reveals How a Jupiter-Like Planet Survived Its Star’s Death
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals how a Jupiter-like planet survived its star’s death, migrated to a tight orbit around a white dwarf, and what this means for Earth’s future.
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TESS Finds a Planet Using Ripples in Spacetime—A First
NASA’s TESS mission has discovered a super-Jupiter planet using relativistic beaming for the first time, opening a new method to find distant worlds hidden from traditional transit searches.
Meet the 4 NASA Scientists Quietly Shaping the Future of Space Exploration
Meet NASA Ames’ July 2026 Science Stars: Sungshin Choi, Yi-Chun Chen, Emma Yates, Eduardo Bendek. Their work on wildfires, planetary chemistry, exoplanets is shaping our future.
Astronomers Discover Two Planets Lighter Than Cotton Candy
Astronomers have discovered two exoplanets, WASP-193b and Kepler-51d, with densities lower than cotton candy. These ‘super-puffs’ challenge planetary formation models.
Nobody’s Talking About NASA’s New ‘Cotton Candy’ Planets — The Puffiest Worlds Ever Found
NASA’s TESS mission has discovered two ‘super-puff’ planets so light they’re comparable to cotton candy. These Jupiter-sized worlds are the puffiest ever found, challenging planet formation models.
The Darkest Planet Ever Found Could Explain Why Planet 9 is Playing Hide and Seek
TrES-2b, the darkest exoplanet, reflects less than 1% light. Could Planet 9 be similarly elusive? And what would its discovery mean for the Nice Model?
Alien Worlds with Magnetic Shields: A Cosmic Breakthrough
Astronomers detect magnetic fields on exoplanets in the TRAPPIST-1 system for the first time. This breakthrough reshapes the search for alien life and habitable worlds.
Something Just Passed Between Us and a Distant Star – Here’s What We Saw
A tiny object passed between Hubble and a star 25,000 light-years away. It’s the first detection of a small Kuiper Belt object via microlensing, opening a new era in astronomy.
Space Mysteries Unveiled: Reddit’s “Ask an Astronomer” Thread Delivers
Dive into the latest “Ask an Astronomer” Reddit thread! Experts answer your burning questions on exoplanets, dark matter, and space debris.