When it comes to finding habitable exoplanets, the next big challenge is not just spotting exoplanets or looking at their orbits, but getting a better understanding of what conditions there might be ...

In a new study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, astronomers have discovered the heaviest element ever found in the atmosphere of an exoplanet to date. Barium was discovered at high altitudes in ...

Astronomers have detected barium around the ultra-hot gas giants WASP-76 b and WASP-121 b. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

WASP-76b is a strange world. Located 634 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation of Pisces, the Jupiter-like exoplanet orbits its host star at an exceptionally close distance — ...