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Radio Emission Localized to Exoplanet Beta Pictoris b

If validated by peer review this detection would give astronomers a direct way to measure an exoplanet's magnetic field

TESS Detects First Planet by Gravitational Microlensing

Rafael Luque Awarded 2026 Princesa de Girona Research Prize

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

Texas A&M Demonstrates Laser-Driven ‘Metajets’ With 3D Control

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Targets Fall 2026 Launch After Final Assembly

JWST Finds Metal-Poor Atmosphere on Giant Planet Around a Small Red Dwarf

JPL Study Maps Propulsion Paths to Reach the Solar Gravitational Lens in Decades

ALMA’s ARKS Survey Delivers Sharpest-Ever Map of 24 ExoKuiper Belts

SpaceX Debuts 'Twilight' Rideshare, Deploys About 40 Smallsats to Dusk–Dawn Orbit

NASA’s Pandora Set for Jan. 11 Launch to Clarify Exoplanet Atmospheres

First All-Sky Census of Nearby K Dwarfs Flags 529 Prime Targets for Earth-Like Planet Searches

Astronomers Make First Direct Mass Measurement of a Rogue Planet

JWST Reveals Pulsar-Orbiting ‘Lemon’ Planet With Helium–Carbon Atmosphere

Hubble Spots Second Transient Light Near Fomalhaut as First Fades From View

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

Webb Data Point to Thick Atmosphere on Ultra‑Hot Super‑Earth TOI‑561 b

Early JWST Campaign Finds Stellar Noise Hindering TRAPPIST-1e Atmosphere Test

SPHERE Survey Delivers 51 Resolved Debris Disks, Revealing Planet-Shaped Rings and Prime Follow-Up Targets

GRAVITY+ Laser Guide Stars Open Southern Sky for VLTI After First Tests