exoplanet
Super Fluffy “Cotton Candy” Exoplanet Discovery Shocks Scientists – “We Cannot Explain How This Planet Formed”
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Astronomers have discovered an enormous, low-density planet named WASP-193b, which is 50% larger than Jupiter but has a cotton candy-like density. This ...
Webb Finds Atmosphere on Rocky Exoplanet For the First Time
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Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, scientists may have identified atmospheric gases on 55 Cancri e, a super-hot, rocky exoplanet. This discovery ...
A Planet Just 41 Light-Years From Earth Has an Atmosphere and Is Covered in a Magma Ocean
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Scientists have spotted a rocky exoplanet with a possible atmosphere, which they believe may be burbling out from a magma ocean on ...
Webb Maps Weather on Extreme Exoplanet WASP-43 b
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This artist’s concept shows what the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 b could look like. WASP-43 b is a Jupiter-sized planet circling a ...
Rainbow-like ‘glory’ spotted on hellishly hot exoplanet for the first time
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers have spotted ...
This hellish exoplanet’s skies rain iron and create a rainbow-like effect
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There are many words that could be used to describe WASP-76b — hellish, scorching, turbulent, chaotic, and even violent. This is a ...
Supercomputer Suggests ‘Super Diamonds’ Could Exist in Space
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Diamonds are the hardest naturally occurring material on Earth, but a supercomputer just modeled stuff that’s even harder. Called a ‘super-diamond,’ the ...
NASA announces ‘super-Earth,’ exoplanet in ‘habitable zone’
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A nearby “super-Earth” exoplanet was recently discovered just 137 light-years away from Earth, prompting scientists to dig deeper into if it has ...
Hubble Spots Water Vapor in Small Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
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Astronomers using Hubble have detected water vapor in the atmosphere of GJ 9827d, a small exoplanet, suggesting the presence of water-rich atmospheres ...
Earth-Sized Planet Discovered in “Our Solar Backyard”
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Researchers have identified HD 63433d, an Earth-sized planet that is both closer and younger than previously discovered planets of similar size. Its ...
