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Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a unique planet in another star system that’s shaped like a lemon. The lopsided Jupiter-style planet is so bizarre that it may blur the ...

For the first time, scientists have directly detected molecules in a Frisbee of gas and dust swirling around an alien gas-giant planet. “I didn’t think this was possible,” says astronomer Sierra Grant ...

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that finding—which won the scientists a portion of the 2019 Nobel Prize in ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made the first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere, revealing extreme temperature swings on the exoplanet WASP-18b. When you purchase through ...

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James Cameron’s Aliens is one of the most beloved sci-horror franchises ever made, full of xenomorphs tearing through space marines, with R rated violence, body horror, and all that grit. In the early ...

This quiz invites you to embark on a journey across the galaxy, exploring the science and wonder behind exoplanet discovery. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...