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Indian scientists discover alien planet, 13 times bigger than Jupiter

The planet is 731 light years away from Earth and orbits its star once every 7.24 days, reports said

Indian scientists discover alien planet, 13 times bigger than Jupiter
Updated On : 31 May 2023 | 1:04 PM IST

NASA captures 1st direct image of exoplanet outside our solar system

The exoplanet is about six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter, and these observations could help narrow that down even further

NASA captures 1st direct image of exoplanet outside our solar system
Updated On : 02 Sep 2022 | 2:38 PM IST

NASA's James Webb detects water on distant planet orbiting Sun-like star

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope detected signs of water, evidence for clouds and haze, in the atmosphere of a hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a Sun-like star over a thousand light years away

NASA's James Webb detects water on distant planet orbiting Sun-like star
Updated On : 13 Jul 2022 | 12:37 PM IST

Just 40 light years away, 7 Earth-like planets with similar compositions

A new research published in The Planetary Science Journal has now evoked a renewed interest in the system, with astronomers finding that the exoplanets have remarkably similar densities

Just 40 light years away, 7 Earth-like planets with similar compositions
Updated On : 25 Jan 2021 | 12:07 PM IST

Are we alone? Study hints at 300 mn habitable worlds in Milky Way galaxy

Before Nasa retired the Kepler space telescope in 2018, nine years of the telescope's observations revealed that there were billions of planets in our galaxy

Are we alone? Study hints at 300 mn habitable worlds in Milky Way galaxy
Updated On : 08 Nov 2020 | 11:50 AM IST

Surprising number of exoplanets could host life, new study reveals

Our solar system has one habitable planet -- Earth. According to a new study, other stars could have as many as seven Earth-like planets in the absence of a gas giant like Jupiter.

Surprising number of exoplanets could host life, new study reveals
Updated On : 01 Aug 2020 | 6:14 PM IST

Scientists look for signs of life on nearby exoplanet

Astronomers have found a planet, about 14 light years away, located within the habitable zone

Scientists look for signs of life on nearby exoplanet
Updated On : 21 Jan 2017 | 4:50 AM IST