One night last fall, University of Cincinnati astrophysics graduate Paul Smith waited anxiously for data to start rolling across his computer screen from the James Webb Space Telescope a million miles ...

Astrophysicists have once again enriched our knowledge of the cosmos with a new discovery: two small planets orbiting TOI-1453. Located at around 250 light years from Earth in the Draco constellation, ...

Using HARPS and HARPS-N spectrographs, astronomers have observed a nearby K-type star designated HD 176986, known to host two super-Earth exoplanets. The observations resulted in the discovery of ...

Astronomers have been observing stars for many years to better understand their composition, but also to discover new exoplanets. And recently, a study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics confirmed ...

Learn how the exoplanet GJ 3090 b travels around its host star in a backward orbit, offering new insight into the evolution of planetary systems. About 73 light-years from Earth lies an exoplanet that ...