With sapphire waterfalls, lava rain and orbits around dead stars, these distant worlds push the limits of what’s possible.
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. There are currently more than 5,800 known planets beyond the solar system. Artist Martin Vargic ...
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Huge, red "super-Jupiter" exoplanet orbits its star. Since astronomers first looked beyond the solar system three decades ago to discover extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, we've known that planets in ...
Earth exoplanets orbiting M-dwarf stars, identifying specific candidates that may have retained detectable atmospheres.
Planets are about as scarce as they can be in our summer evening sky. Earth is the only one that’s visible as darkness falls. Just look down instead of up. All of the major planets that are visible to ...