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Newly discovered 'mini-Neptune' may have an ocean or an atmosphere - but not for long
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoa planet orbits close to its star, causing its atmosphere to dissolve away A newly discovered...
Metal clouds turn scorching hot exoplanet into the universe's largest mirror
Space via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAn illustration of the exoplanet LTT9779b as it orbits its star Astronomers have discovered the most...
What's the largest planet in the universe?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHuge, red "super-Jupiter" exoplanet orbits its star. Since astronomers first looked beyond the solar system three decades ago to discover extrasolar...
James Webb Space Telescope detects water vapor around alien planet. But where did it come from?
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoa grayish planet with a red star in the background We could be on the verge of a major breakthrough...
Space mysteries: Does the sun move in the solar system?
Space via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAn illustration of the solar system showing the orbits of the planets around the sun. From an early...
Citizen scientists find remarkable exoplanet, name it after Harry Potter character
Space via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA blue orb under a glowing yellow circle againsy a black background. Citizen scientists searching...
Solar Orbiter catches Mercury crossing the sun. Here's the amazing video.
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMercury crossing in front of the sun's disk as seen by the Solar Orbiter's Extreme Ultraviolet...
Massive planet too big for its own sun pushes astronomers to rethink exoplanet formation
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA newly discovered planet that should be too big to have formed around a tiny star is throwing into...
Massive new NASA exoplanet catalog unveils 126 extreme and exotic worlds
Space via Yahoo News· 1 week agoLots of different exoplanet illustrations neatly organized in a grid pattern. They're all the same...
Cotton candy exoplanet is 2nd lightest planet ever found
Space via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA newly discovered giant planet is the density of a vast cloud of cotton candy. The sweet discovery...