an exoplanet light years away from Earth and galaxy clusters that exist farther than humans have ever looked before -- these are some of the sights that humanity laid eyes on for the first time on ...

wanted to test how well these upcoming eyes on the universe would characterize exoplanets via direct imaging. The goal was to see how much better they perform the task when, compared to transit ...

In a new PBS science series NOVA special called New Eye on the Universe, which premiered on February 22, scientists discuss how the JWST is helping them figure out which exoplanets have ...

There is more than meets the eye for a distant gas giant planet. Astronomers have discovered that the extrasolar planet, or "exoplanet," not only has one of the weirdest orbits ever seen ...

With that in mind, the actual number of naked-eye stars hosting known exoplanets is probably around 150 to 160. Many of these are easy to see and are among the brightest stars in the sky.