WASP-69b closely orbits its sun.
W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko
Research on one exoplanet that’s rapidly losing its atmosphere is hinting to scientists why exoplanets tend to look a certain way.
An artistic representation of 10 hot Jupiters, studied with the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes.
(NASA/ESA)
Clouds, hellish temperatures, endless nights? Characterizing the atmosphere of exoplanets, planets that orbit stars other than the sun, is a formidable task.
The ruddy hue of our moon in a total lunar eclipse.
Shutterstock/Chris Collins
The red hue of the moon during a total lunar eclipse gives astronomers at cue on how to find out more about the planets being discovered around other stars.
An artist’s impression of the polar orbit of WASP-79b.
ESO/B Addison
More than three thousand planets have been found orbiting other stars in our galaxy. The challenge now is to find out more about these planets.
An artist’s impression of Juno above Jupiter’s pole.
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Juno’s visit to Jupiter promises to pick up on many of the unsolved mysteries that still remain in understanding of the Jovian system.
An artist’s impression of a transiting Jupiter-mass exoplanet around a star slightly more massive than the sun.
ESO
Many of the new planets found in other star systems have some extraordinary orbital behavior. So what’s going on?