Strangest worlds ever discovered in the universe – from stinky planet that rains glass SIDEWAYS to ‘Earth 2.0’
IT’S been nearly 40 years since the first planet outside of our Solar System was discovered. Since then, more than 5,800 ...
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Where Are the Universe’s Missing Planets?
Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar ...
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Planets seem to have hidden patterns in their solar orbits, according to a new study
Planets change orbit shape around Neptune’s size. Metal-rich stars help giant planets form. Eccentric orbits suggest chaotic planet formation.
Small and large planets have significantly different upbringings
Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...
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Strangest worlds ever discovered in the universe – from stinky planet that rains glass SIDEWAYS to ‘Earth 2.0’
Kepler-452b could be habitable, according to scientists, which arguably makes it one of the strangest planets ever discovered. Of all the exoplanets ever discovered, just a handful have been found ...