For years, astronomers have been excited about the idea that some planets beyond our solar system might be covered by vast, ...

The Borussia Dortmund women's handball team are facing their next international highlight: an EHF European League ...

New simulations suggest Earthlike planets may be much more typical than previously thought whereas water worlds may not.

But before all of them, there was Marley Marl. On this day in Hip-Hop history, the Queensbridge legend dropped his debut compilation, In Control, Vol. 1, a project that cemented him as the culture’s ...

A new study challenges the idea that Hycean planets are ocean worlds. Chemical reactions between hydrogen-rich atmospheres and molten interiors may reduce surface water, making these sub-Neptunes less ...

Astronomers have discovered that many sub-Neptune exoplanets, once thought to host vast oceans, are far less watery than ...

A new study challenges the dream of water-rich “Hycean” planets like K2-18b, suggesting that most sub-Neptunes lose their water deep into their interiors during formation. Instead of vast oceans, ...

However, the number of such planets observed is significantly lower than expected, creating what is known as the 'hot Neptune desert'. To unravel this mystery, the ATREIDES team turned their attention ...

"The complexity of the exo-Neptunian landscape provides offers a unique window onto the processes involved in the formation ...

Although ‘steam worlds’ were first proposed about twenty years ago, they are now supported by observations. The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor around several sub-Neptunes, with ...

An exoplanet orbiting a dwarf star 124 light-years from Earth made headlines around the world in April 2025. Researchers at ...

The astronomers are ready to probe Neptune-sized exoplanets through ATREIDES, a new project designed to unravel how planetary systems form and transform.