Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten lava, with its ...

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the solar system, mapping its 3D structure for the first ...

Researchers have peered into the atmosphere of planet WASP-121b and found its climate is stranger than anyone imagined.

"It feels like something out of science fiction," said European Southern Observatory astrophysicist Julia Victoria Seidel.

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...

Astronomers have discovered a powerful jet stream raging through the atmosphere of an ultra-hot Jupiter exoplanet ravaged by ...

Astronomers have discovered by looking through an exoplanet's atmosphere and mapping its 3D structure for the first time ...

For the first time, scientists have developed a 3D map of an atmosphere belonging to a planet outside our solar system.

Tylos (or WASP-121b) is a gaseous, giant exoplanet located some 900 light-years away. Astronomers were able to differentiate ...

A recent study has unveiled how chemical elements and powerful winds shape the atmosphere of a planet far beyond our solar system.

The planet is tidally locked to its star, which means one side is always facing it and, for that reason, has a scorching ...