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Astronomers discover a new type of planet that probably smells like rotten eggs
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered an example of a new class of exoplanet, and it smells like rotten eggs.
'Completely bonkers': Astronomers find evidence of a cataclysmic collision between exoplanets
Astronomers have witnessed evidence of an extremely violent collision between planets, and it resembles the event in Earth's history that created the moon.
The world's 1st private space telescope just spotted its 1st star. Here's what it saw.
The world's first commercial space telescope has released its first image as it begins its journey to help track nearby stars that might host habitable exoplanets.
Why don't more Tatooine-like exoplanets exist in our Milky Way galaxy? Astronomers might have an answer
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity strikes again.
A mystery object is dimming a distant star. Could it be a massive exoplanet, or a 'failed star'?
A mysterious object has caused a long-lasting and extreme dimming of a distant star, but is this object a 'failed star' brown dwarf, or an exceptionally massive super-Jupiter exoplanet?
Scientists have found a weird 'inside out' planetary system. Here's what it looks like
Astronomers have discovered a planetary system that appears to flip one of astronomy's most reliable rules on its head.
A 'cold Earth' exoplanet just 146 light-years away might be in its star's habitable zone — if it exists
The planet is one of the best worlds for follow-up studies to determine whether it could be habitable or not.
Astronomers discover the 'growing pains' of teenage exoplanets
"We've often seen the 'baby pictures' of planets forming, but until now, the 'teenage years' have been a missing link."
