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Astronomers Confirm Two Super‑Puff Jupiter‑Size Planets

Planned JWST observations will seek to confirm massive hydrogen‑helium envelopes, testing models for how such ultra‑low‑density giants form.

NASA Moves Roman Space Telescope Launch Up to August 30, 2026

Roman Space Telescope Cleared for Shipment as Teams Move Toward September Launch Window

AI Reanalysis of TESS Data Flags About 10,000 New Exoplanet Candidates

Webb Maps the Surface of a Nearby Super-Earth, Revealing a Dark Basaltic World

JWST Reveals Dark, Airless Surface on Rocky Exoplanet LHS 3844 b

NASA Unveils Roman Space Telescope To Build a New Atlas of the Universe

JWST Spots Record-Low Metallicity in ‘Forbidden’ Giant Planet’s Atmosphere

Webb Data Point to Sulfur‑Rich Magma‑Ocean Planet L 98‑59 d

JWST Helps Reveal Sulfur-Rich Magma-Ocean World L 98-59 d

Kepler Archive Reveals Earth-Size Exoplanet Candidate Near Habitable Zone

Earth-Sized Exoplanet Candidate Found 146 Light-Years Away Around a K-Dwarf

Kepler Data Reveal Earth-Size Planet Candidate HD 137010 b Near Star’s Habitable Edge

Webb Reveals Carbon-Heavy, Helium-Rich ‘Lemon’ World Orbiting a Pulsar

Webb Finds Carbon-Rich Atmosphere on Lemon-Shaped Planet Orbiting a Pulsar

Webb Spots Carbon-Rich, Lemon-Shaped Planet Orbiting a Pulsar

Webb Finds Helium–Carbon Atmosphere on First Hot Jupiter Known Around a Pulsar

Large TESS Survey Finds Close-In Giant Planets Scarcer Around Evolved Stars

Experiments Confirm Hydrogen–Rock Reactions Can Create Large Water Stores Inside Sub-Neptunes

Scientists Detect Habitable-Zone ‘Super‑Earth’ GJ 251 c Just 18 Light‑Years Away