AI Uncovers Hidden Signals, Discovering Dozens of New Alien Planets

By applying machine learning to vast TESS datasets, researchers have built one of the most precise catalogs of nearby exoplanets to date.

We’re Using Giant Freakin’ Lasers To Probe Alien Planets

Alien planets are far away but extreme lasers on Earth are giving scientists a way to investigate what they're like.

Fiery, stinky ‘lava’ planet discovered by scientists — temperature can hit a hellish 2,700°F

Talk about a hot mess. Scientists have uncovered a hellish “lava world” where temperatures soar to a blistering 2,700 degrees ...
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100 new alien worlds: Scientists find hidden haul in data from NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft

Astronomers have discovered an additional 100 new worlds in data collected by NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS, ...

This Alien Planet Might Be the Stinkiest Place in the Galaxy

The molten planet, with an atmosphere rich in sulfur-bearing gases, is unlike anything astronomers have ever smelled.

Where should we send a real 'Hail Mary' spacecraft? A new study has the answers

A new atlas of 45 potentially habitable planets makes us think of the new film "Project Hail Mary," based on the book by Andy Weir.

TESS discovers a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting nearby star

Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered a new super-Earth exoplanet orbiting a star located about 83 light years away. The newfound alien world is slightly ...