Astronomers have used the Chandra X-ray telescope to observe an exoplanet as it disintegrates because its parent star is ...

The punishing radiation appears to be causing the planet to shed its atmosphere at a rate of at least 1 trillion grams per second, according to a new study involving NASA 's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

"This is an ultra-hot Jupiter, and orbits much closer to its star than any other hot Jupiter ever discovered." ...

According to the paper laying out the research behind the discovery, "TOI-1846b is a super-Earth-sized planet, with a radius ...

Astronomers observe a dramatic event on exoplanet TOI 1227 b. This young gas planet is losing its atmosphere quickly. Intense ...

Our circumstances here on the wondrous, life-supporting Earth can give us a false understanding of what the universe is ...

Though our solar system and the movement of its planets appear relatively sedate, there are many things that could upset the ...

The discovery of a potentially habitable exoplanet by the James Webb Space Telescope sparks fresh curiosity across science ...

A paper published this week by doctoral candidate Te Han and his adviser, Paul Robertson, probably shrinks the number of ...

Sometimes, in order to support an idea, you first have to discredit alternative, competing ideas that could take resources ...

A monster exoplanet as big as 10 times the size of Jupiter has emerged from the stellar gas and dust surrounding a young star ...

Doing NASA Science brings many rewards. But can taking part in NASA citizen science help your career? To find out, we asked ...