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

Pfalzner's models show that interstellar objects — bodies ejected from other star systems — could be captured by these planet ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, ...

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The Perseverance Rover has samples of potential ancient life on the planet. The challenge is getting them back to Earth.

American space agency NASA announced this week the counter showing the number of confirmed exoplanets has now reached over ...

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), including scientists from the National Center of Competence in ...

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 ...

Importantly, the 6,000 figure is continuously updated as astronomers around the world confirm new planets, meaning no single planet is officially the 6,000th.

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Astronomers use many methods to determine this number, including gravitational lensing, the universe’s expansion rate, and more.