Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) occur when supermassive black holes are surrounded by vast amounts of gas and dust that swirl ...
A debate has been raging among planetary scientists for more than a decade—why are there so few exoplanets with a radius of ...
Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars other than the sun and thus exist outside the solar system. The word "exoplanet" ...
It's 2234, you're on your annual class field trip touring exoplanets, and your teacher informs everyone they can pick one ...
Seidel and her team didn’t actually set out to measure magnetic fields but winds, the wind speeds on 7 exoplanets orbiting ...
The mysterious invisible shield around a planet.
The transition from cluster to stream offers an extraordinary opportunity for exoplanetary science. Inside a dense cluster, ...
The curious minds at What If explore what would happen if we made these exoplanets habitable.
The Chandra X-ray Telescope is investigating the habitability of exoplanets. NASA explains. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...
Strange winds on giant exoplanets reveal clues about hidden magnetic fields that continue to baffle scientists today.
Planets beyond our solar system can have magnetic fields similar to those closer to home, astronomers said Tuesday after ...
Scientists find strong evidence that magnetic fields shape the weather on distant exoplanets for the first time.