These three exoplanets are among the least dense ever found, and all attempts to probe their atmospheres have been blocked by a mysterious smog.
Scientists have discovered 45 "Earth-like" planets which could potentially harbour life. Researchers at the Carl Sagan ...
Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a dramatic cosmic crash unfolding around a distant star. While reviewing archived ...
A hazy, ultra-light “super-puff” planet, Kepler-51d, is hiding its secrets and challenging how scientists understand planet formation.
Kepler-51d is a giant, ultra-light “super-puff” planet wrapped in an unusually thick haze that’s blocking scientists from ...
A bizarre, ultra-light planet is cloaked in such a thick haze that even JWST can’t reveal its composition. Its unusual size and orbit are forcing scientists to rethink how planets form.
A thick layer of haze around the ultra-low-density planet Kepler-51d likely obscures not only the strange planet's ...
Learn more about L 98‑59 d, an exoplanet 35 light‑years away with a deep global magma ocean ...
When worlds collide…suns act squirrely. Astronomers have witnessed a rare and violent cosmic crash between two planets, and ...
Anastasios (Andy) Tzanidakis was combing through old telescope data from 2020 when he found an otherwise boring star acting ...