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Astronomers discovered a brand-new type of planet that reeks of rotten eggs and defies planetary science

Astronomers have discovered a brand-new class of exoplanet unlike anything previously known. This discovery, featured in ...
NPR

If Planet Nine is out there, this telescope might actually find it

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there, waiting to ...
Scientific American

What’s the weirdest planet in the solar system?

Even at a glance, the planets in our solar system are wildly diverse. Huge and small, airless and densely packed with ...
Forbes

These New Planets Aren’t Real, But Science Says They Could Be

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. A yellowish-orange glow bathes Phainoterra, a planet of dramatic ...

Astronomers discover 27 potential Tatooine-like planets that orbit two stars

There is a reason the most recognizable planet orbiting two stars is the fictional desert world of Tatooine from Star Wars.
The New York Times

The Sun Will Destroy the Earth One Day, Right? Maybe Not.

Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its star. By Jonathan O’Callaghan In six billion years the sun will ...
Reuters

Planet with comet-like tail observed disintegrating near its star

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star disintegrating as its surface is vaporized by stellar heat, trailed by a ...