Deadly alien planet that rains glass with 5,400mph wind named ‘nightmare world’ by Nasa – and it has extra killer secret
A TERRIFYING alien planet that “rains glass” lurks just 64.5 lightyears from Earth. Described as a “nightmare world” by Nasa, ...
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Strange multi-planet system proves not all hot Jupiter exoplanets are lonely giants
"There are still many things related to planetary formation and the early evolution of young planetary systems that we don't ...
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Giant super-Jupiter planets could have very chaotic pasts
Smaller gas giants are less likely to survive in such systems, surrounded by clashing planetary titans. With their lower ...
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Why Extrasolar Gas Giant Planets Are Crucial To The Hunt For Life
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. This artist’s concept shows what the exoplanet WASP-107 b could ...
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Discovery of two planets sheds new light on the formation of planetary systems
The discovery of two new planets beyond our solar system by a team of astronomers from The University of Warwick and the ...
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Hubble's 'impossible' planet explained? Gas giants may have formed fast in early universe
U. Chu (NASA Ames) Giant, gas-rich planets may have been able to form more easily in the very early universe than they do today, according to astounding new findings from the James Webb Space ...
Planets can form in even the harshest conditions
According to the most widely held astronomical model (the nebular hypothesis), new stars are born from massive clouds of dust ...
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Giant super-Jupiter planets could have very chaotic pasts
When two giant planets collide, an even bigger world may be born. Based on new simulations, scientists believe that giant gas planets across the universe can often collide and merge into even ...