An ancient rocky world so close to its star that its surface is largely molten should have been stripped bare of gas long ago. Instead, new observations reveal that this ultra-hot planet has somehow ...

4.5 billion years ago was an interesting time for Earth. The atmosphere was thick and what we would now think of as toxic. The moon, which was freshly formed, looks much more massive than it does ...

What: A discussion on the geological modeling and volcanic activity of the extreme exoplanet K2-141 b. Guests: SETI Live host ...

Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet of a rocky planet with an atmosphere outside the solar system, challenging previous notions that small planets that orbit closely to their stars ...

Deep beneath your feet, far beyond where any drill can reach, something strange is hiding. Two continent-sized blobs of rock sit just above Earth’s core, hot, dense and stubbornly different from ...

A rocky exoplanet outside the Earth's solar system may have an atmosphere, according to new evidence gathered by NASA researchers. The exoplanet, known as super-Earth TOI-561b, was discovered in 2020, ...

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. "Super-Earth" exoplanets may ...