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exoplanet

‘Super Earth’: NASA finds planet sending mysterious signal 154 light years away

Abderahmane Soubkiou and his team at the Oukaimeden Observatory in Morocco confirmed the planet’s discovery by working with observers on four continents.
Published on Jul 16, 2025 05:11 pm IST

Webb Telescope spots its 1st alien planet: ‘TWA 7b’

An image of the protoplanetary disk around the star TWA 7, recorded using the European Southern Observatory's Chile-based Very Large Telescope's SPHERE instrument, is seen with an image captured with the James Webb Space Telescope's MIRI instrument overlayed in this image released on June 25, 2025.
Published on Jun 26, 2025 07:28 am IST

Astronomers discover new ‘Super-Venus’ exoplanet redefining planetary science

Astronomers identified Enaiposha, a "Super-Venus" exoplanet 47 light-years away, challenging classifications with its dense atmosphere and unique traits.
Published on Jan 27, 2025 11:59 am IST

Seven planets will align in the sky in February. What it means?

While Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are already visible in the sky, Mercury will join them next month for just one night.
Published on Jan 21, 2025 09:56 am IST

Global astronomers spot ‘super Jupiter’ planet, IIT Kanpur prof part of team

As per the finding, the planet has been classified as super Jupiter due to its mass, which exceeds that of Jupiter by at least six times, making it significantly larger than any planet in the solar system. (Photo credits: T. Müller)
Published on Jul 25, 2024 02:37 pm IST