Astronomers discover a 'hot Neptune' in a tight orbit
A Neptune-sized planet, TOI-3261 b, makes a scorchingly close orbit around its host star. Only the fourth object of its kind ...
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Uranus and Neptune have weird magnetic fields — this might be why
New models using Voyager 2 data show that separate layers in the planets’ mantles could be creating disordered magnetic ...
At 3 million years old, this newly discovered planet is one of the youngest, study finds
Forming an estimated 3 million years ago, the planet discovered by astronomers at the University of North Carolina is in its ...
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Space photo of the week: Hubble uncovers the true identity of an odd galaxy — and it's not spiral or elliptical
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its ...
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Astronomers Discover a ‘Newborn’ World, the Youngest Known Transiting Exoplanet
In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, astronomers describe the youngest transiting planet ever found. It’s ...
“Red Monsters” of the Cosmic Dawn: Webb Finds Massive Early Galaxies That Defy Expectations
Researchers have discovered three ultra-massive galaxies from the universe's first billion years, challenging existing models of star formation. These galaxies, identified with the James Webb Space ...
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This young, shrouded super-Neptune could help teach us how such planets form
From 520 light-years away, astronomers have caught a glimpse of a nascent massive world still embedded within its star’s protoplanetary disk.
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Scientists find extremely young exoplanet orbiting star with a wonky disk
The planet's home star, IRAS 04125+2902, sits just over 520 light-years from Earth, making it quite close in galactic terms.