Here are some of the strangest exoplanets that scientists have discovered so far. Far beyond the eight familiar planets in our solar system, countless bizarre and extreme worlds await discovery ...

The first “failed star” ever discovered has been a weird outlier since it was discovered 20 years ago. New observations show ...

HR 5183b – the planet with the strangest orbit HD 209458 b: Also known as "Osiris," it's one of the first exoplanets discovered to transit its star, located about 159 light-years away. WASP-12b – ...

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Alfredo (he/him) has a PhD in Astrophysics on galaxy evolution and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces. Studying exoplanets is not easy. Despite enormous steps forward in ...

Astronomers have discovered a new feature in the distribution of planets beyond the solar system, and this finding could help us understand the dynamics that determine the formation of exoplanets ...

“There’s just a plethora of questions that you can ask if you know these things.” Such inquiries could include determining if these exoplanets hold water, the size of their core, and if they’ve ...