gas giants
Jupiter's Giant Moons Prevent it From Having Rings Like Saturn
A recent study examined why Jupiter doesn't have highly-visible (and beautiful) rings like Saturn, and puts the blame on its…
Hubble Has Been Watching This Planet Form for 13 Years
Hubble's most remarkable feature might be its longevity. The Hubble has been operating for almost 32 years and has fed…
These Newly-Discovered Planets are Doomed
Astronomers have spied three more exoplanets. But the discovery might not last long. Each planet is in a separate solar…
In the Far Future, Stellar Flybys Will Completely Dismantle the Solar System
Consumption and disintegration. Next time you want to be the life of the party—if you're hanging out with cool nerds…
Extremely Hot Exoplanets Can Have Extreme Weather, Like Clouds of Aluminum Oxide and Titanium Rain
Thanks to the success of the Kepler mission, we know that there are multitudes of exoplanets of a type called…
Giant Planets Could Form Around Tiny Stars in Just a Few Thousand Years
A new study has shown how gas giants (like Proxima c) can exist around Red Dwarf suns, the most common…
“Super-Puff” Exoplanets Aren’t Like Anything We’ve Got in the Solar System
A new study by a team led from the University of Colorado, Boulder, has discovered a rare and unique class…
It Seems Impossible, But Somehow This Planet Survived its Star’s Red Giant Phase
Astronomers working with TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) data have found a planet where it shouldn't be: in the space…
A Red Dwarf Star Has a Jupiter-Like Planet. So Massive it Shouldn’t Exist, and Yet, There It Is
Thanks to the Kepler mission and other efforts to find exoplanets, we've learned a lot about the exoplanet population. We…
French Scientists Claim to Have Created Metallic Hydrogen
A team of French scientists recently claimed to have created metallic hydrogen in a laboratory, a claim which is triggering…