Learn more about L 98‑59 d, an exoplanet 35 light‑years away with a deep global magma ocean ...

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Oxford-led team found a sulfur-rich exoplanet with a vast magma ocean, 35 light-years away, challenging current planet ...

Astronomers have identified a strange new kind of exoplanet that challenges how scientists classify worlds beyond our Solar System. The planet, L 98-59 d, appears to contain a vast ocean of molten ...

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Greek mythology has given a name to a great many objects in our solar system. But perhaps one of the least well understood ...

A hazy, ultra-light “super-puff” planet, Kepler-51d, is hiding its secrets and challenging how scientists understand planet ...

Deep in the cold darkness beyond our Solar System, Oxford-led astronomers have discovered a world that defies easy ...