Scientists from several institutions, including the University of Chicago, discovered a lemon-shaped planet with an ...

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A mysterious guest from the deep cosmos, 3I/ATLAS, has sparked a fierce debate: could its fragments actually reach us?

As the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS approaches Jupiter on 16 March 2026, scientists will be watching for more than just ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

PSR J2322-2650 b is pulled and stretched with a lemon-like appearance due to the immense gravity that surrounds it. The gravity is so strong that the planet cannot retain its spherical shape. Instead, ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a planet so close to its star that it's stretched into the shape of a lemon.

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre carbon-rich planet orbiting a neutron star, PSR J2322-2650b, with soot clouds and ...

Astronomers have discovered a carbon-rich exoplanet with a bizarre atmosphere and shape, orbiting a neutron star under extreme conditions that challenge current models of planetary formation. Scientis ...

“This system is unique because we are able to view the planet illuminated by its host star, but not see the host star at all, ...

The James Webb Telescope spotted a new object that was first discovered in 2011 - Is it a star? Planet? or simply PSR ...

The exoplanet, dubbed PSR J2322-2650 b, has a helium-and-carbon atmosphere, something researchers say they've never seen ...