Astronomers have long relied on two main methods to detect exoplanets—the transit method, which looks for dips in a star’s brightness when a planet passes in front of it, and the radial velocity ...

Its star also has a wonky planetary disk. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. To date, over 5,500 exoplanets — planets that orbit ...

Scientists using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) discovered an exoplanet, which NASA defines as “any planet beyond our solar system.” What's False However, the “strange signals” ...

After decades of searching, astronomers might finally be on the verge of discovering thefirst confirmed exomoon, a natural satellite orbiting a distant exoplanet. If the findings hold up, it could be ...