Unified model explains extreme jet streams on all giant planets

One of the most notable properties of the giant planets in our solar system—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—are the ...
ExtremeTech

NASA's Kepler discovers 715 new planets, many of which are near-Earth sized

Using a brand new and totally out of this world statistical astrophysical mathematical approach, NASA's Kepler mission has announced the discovery of 715 new planets -- almost doubling the total ...
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A Jupiter-size planet as delicate as cotton candy provokes its star

An exoplanet orbiting close to its host star triggers violent flares that are destroying its atmosphere, according to new research from the European Space Agency's Cheops mission. Credit: Janine ...
Nature

These alien planets are astronomers’ favourites: here’s why

Space scientists look back on 30 years of exoplanet discoveries — from rows of massive ‘super-Earths‘ to worlds with ...