A low carbon abundance in planetary atmospheres, which the James Webb Space Telescope can detect, could be a signature of habitability.

The frosty gas giant was discovered in a system that also hosts a warm Jupiter.

Astronomers discover the last three planets the Kepler telescope observed before going dark.

Earth will meet a similar fate in 5 billion years.

Scientists have confirmed that a “stabilizing feedback” on 100,000-year timescales keeps global temperatures in check.

Refining current opacity models will be key to unearthing details of exoplanet properties — and signs of life — in data from the powerful new telescope.

Just 33 light years from Earth, the system appears to host two rocky, Earth-sized planets.

The fellowship supports research contributing to the field of planetary science and astronomy.

Among thousands of known exoplanets, MIT astronomers flag three that are actually stars.

The planet’s night side likely hosts iron clouds, titanium rain, and winds that dwarf Earth’s jetstream.