Gas Giants

Astronomers Have Found a Star with a Hot Jupiter and a Cold Super Jupiter in OrbitAstronomers Have Found a Star with a Hot Jupiter and a Cold Super Jupiter in Orbit

Astronomers Have Found a Star with a Hot Jupiter and a Cold Super Jupiter in Orbit

Located in the constellation Ursa Major, roughly 300 light-years from Earth, is the Sun-like star HD 118203 (Liesma). In 2006,…

5 months ago
Instead of Losing its Atmosphere, an Exoplanet Puffed Up and Held Onto itInstead of Losing its Atmosphere, an Exoplanet Puffed Up and Held Onto it

Instead of Losing its Atmosphere, an Exoplanet Puffed Up and Held Onto it

To date, astronomers have confirmed the existence of 5638 extrasolar planets in 4,199 star systems. In the process, scientists have…

8 months ago
Astronomers Discover the Second-Lightest “Cotton Candy” Exoplanet to Date.Astronomers Discover the Second-Lightest “Cotton Candy” Exoplanet to Date.

Astronomers Discover the Second-Lightest “Cotton Candy” Exoplanet to Date.

The hunt for extrasolar planets has revealed some truly interesting candidates, not the least of which are planets known as…

9 months ago
The Rings of Uranus Shine Bright in Stunning New JWST ImageThe Rings of Uranus Shine Bright in Stunning New JWST Image

The Rings of Uranus Shine Bright in Stunning New JWST Image

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a stunning new image of the ice giant world Uranus. But what stands…

2 years ago
It's Time For Your Annual Weather Update for the Outer Solar SystemIt's Time For Your Annual Weather Update for the Outer Solar System

It's Time For Your Annual Weather Update for the Outer Solar System

A couple times a year, the Hubble Space Telescope turns its powerful gaze on the giant planets in the outer…

2 years ago
Astronomers Find a “Marshmallow World”: the Lowest Density Gas Giant Ever DiscoveredAstronomers Find a “Marshmallow World”: the Lowest Density Gas Giant Ever Discovered

Astronomers Find a “Marshmallow World”: the Lowest Density Gas Giant Ever Discovered

Exoplanet discovery space hosts all kinds of interesting "super" worlds. There are super-Earths, super-Neptunes, and, of course, Super-Jupiters. Recently, the…

2 years ago
Astronomers Measure the Layers of an Exoplanet's AtmosphereAstronomers Measure the Layers of an Exoplanet's Atmosphere

Astronomers Measure the Layers of an Exoplanet's Atmosphere

The number of planets discovered beyond our Solar System has grown exponentially in the past twenty years, with 4,919 confirmed…

3 years ago
An Exoplanet So Hot There Are 7 Different Kinds of Gaseous Metals in its AtmosphereAn Exoplanet So Hot There Are 7 Different Kinds of Gaseous Metals in its Atmosphere

An Exoplanet So Hot There Are 7 Different Kinds of Gaseous Metals in its Atmosphere

The search for exoplanets has revealed types of planets that are nothing like the worlds in our own Solar System.…

4 years ago
Hubble Shows Saturn in the Middle of its SummerHubble Shows Saturn in the Middle of its Summer

Hubble Shows Saturn in the Middle of its Summer

If you want an iconic picture of the planet Saturn, it doesn’t get any better than this. The latest picture…

5 years ago
Exoplanet Orbits its Star Every 18 Hours. The Quickest Hot-Jupiter Ever FoundExoplanet Orbits its Star Every 18 Hours. The Quickest Hot-Jupiter Ever Found

Exoplanet Orbits its Star Every 18 Hours. The Quickest Hot-Jupiter Ever Found

The Next Generation Transit Survey recently discovered a hot-Jupiter with the shortest orbital period observed to date, just 18 hours!

5 years ago