In a groundbreaking achievement, astronomers have captured a direct image of GJ504b, a distant exoplanet often referred to as ...

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, ... In 2010, researchers caught a glimpse of GJ 1214b, ...

Sub-Neptunes, like GJ 1214b, are the most common type of exoplanet discovered to date. They seem to occupy a varied size range between Earth and Neptune and can have very different types of ...

Beyond our solar system, countless alien worlds of lava, ice, water and noxious gas swirl through the cosmos. Here are some ...

The temperature on GJ 1214b shifted dramatically from day to night, getting as hot as 535 degrees Fahrenheit (280 degrees Celsius) and then cooling down by more than 100 degrees F at night.

This artist’s concept depicts GJ 1214b, a mini-Neptune, with what is likely a steamy, hazy atmosphere. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt. Exoplanet GJ 1214b is too hot to be habitable, but likely ...

According to the authors, one conclusion is that GJ 1214b formed further from its star than it did now. Then something happened to send it inward, ... As is often the case when it comes to exoplanets, ...

The exoplanet GJ 1214b is cooler, ... The planet is known as Gliese 1214b or just GJ 1214b for short. It orbits a star called Gliese 1214, about 48 light-years from Earth.

The exoplanet GJ 1214b is cooler, shinier, and wetter than we expected. By Ryan Whitwam May 12, 2023 ... The planet is known as Gliese 1214b or just GJ 1214b for short.

“We finally got to see GJ 1214b in a new light.” New Sub-Neptune Planet May Be a Water World But is Likely Too Hot for Life. The light measured from GJ 1214b has revealed a few aspects of the planet’s ...

Researchers observed exoplanet GJ 1214b's atmosphere by measuring the heat it emits while orbiting its host star. Astronomers directly detected the light emitted by a sub-Neptune exoplanet -- a ...