A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...
About 50 light-years from Earth, a gas giant about half the mass of Jupiter orbits a sunlike star. The discovery of Pegasi 51 b ushered in a new era of exoplanet research.
Eleven times wider than Earth. Over 300 times more massive. And a million times more terrifying. Jupiter may look like a ...
What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition?
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When two giant planets collide, an even bigger world may be born. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Based on new simulations, ...
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and ...
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A team of international scientists recently published the discovery of nine new hot Jupiter exoplanets in The Astronomical Journal that could help scientists better understand the formation and ...