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Scientists may have discovered a new type of planet beyond the solar system. The catch? It smells like rotten eggs

Exoplanet L98-59d, located far beyond our solar system, might not sound like someone’s dream destination. It likely has an ...

A planet that smells like rotten eggs? Webb Telescope finds a strange new world

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre exoplanet slightly larger than Earth, covered by a vast magma ocean and wrapped in a ...

Fiery, stinky ‘lava’ planet discovered by scientists — temperature can hit a hellish 2,700°F

Talk about a hot mess. Scientists have uncovered a hellish “lava world” where temperatures soar to a blistering 2,700 degrees ...
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New Type Of Planet Discovered 35 Light-Years From Earth Is A Molten World Like No Other

There are worlds like hot Jupiters, gigantic and very hot, as well as ocean worlds and super-Earths with a rocky structure ...

AI Uncovers Hidden Signals, Discovering Dozens of New Alien Planets

By applying machine learning to vast TESS datasets, researchers have built one of the most precise catalogs of nearby exoplanets to date.

Scientists discover a new “liquid planet” in a molten, mushy state that even smells like rotten eggs

Scientists have discovered a strange “liquid planet” covered in molten magma, challenging known planet types. Could more ...

AI approach uncovers dozens of hidden planets in NASA's TESS data

Astronomers at the University of Warwick have validated over 100 exoplanets, including 31 newly detected planets, using a new ...