The gas giant WASP-121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...

The research has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.

In a nutshell Scientists have mapped the three-dimensional structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the first time, ...

Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar system was the only planetary system known to humans. We had no proof other ...

Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten lava, with its ...

Researchers have peered into the atmosphere of planet WASP-121b and found its climate is stranger than anyone imagined.

For now, life is flourishing on our oxygen-rich planet, but Earth wasn't always that way – and scientists have predicted that ...

An international team of astronomers have been able to probe the atmosphere of an exoplanet like never before. Exoplanet ...

"Even the strongest hurricanes in the solar system seem calm in comparison." ...

Many scientists have long thought that developing planets should resemble the swirling disk of gas and dust that births them.

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...

Scientists have mapped the 3D structure of exoplanet WASP-121b's atmosphere, revealing powerful winds, extreme weather, and a ...