This giant planet formed in a strange way, scientists find
Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter" — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...
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The Milky Way's shiniest known planet has metal clouds that rain down titanium. Astronomers say it 'shouldn't exist.'
This planet's hot metal atmosphere is defying astronomers' rules for how planets of this size should behave. "It's a planet that shouldn't exist," said Vivien Parmentier, a researcher at the ...
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'Roasting marshmallow' exoplanet is so hot, it rains metal. How did it form?
WASP-121b is like nothing in the solar system, raining liquid metal and being puffy like a marshmallow. The origins of these ...
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Super-Earth vs. sub-Neptune? The winner is super-Venus as Webb confirms a new type of planet
Astronomers have debated whether these planets are Earth-like rocky ... 10.3847/2041-8213/ad7fef Kazumasa Ohno et al, A Possible Metal-dominated Atmosphere below the Thick Aerosols of GJ 1214 ...
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Planet Jupiter, explained
Vibrant bands of clouds ripple around its thick atmosphere, making up a world ... mess can host an electrical charge, just like metal. The planet's fast spin on its axis means that one Jupiter ...