Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered an example of a new class of exoplanet, and it smells like ...

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

Garlick / markgarlick.com Astronomers have discovered an entirely new kind of planet outside our Solar System, one with a ...

The molten exoplanet, larger than sub-Neptune, could be a new class of planet.

The James Webb Space Telescope and supplementary observations have revealed a new type of magma planet, rich in sulphur.

A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a new type of planet beyond our solar system—one that stores large ...

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre exoplanet with a giant underground ocean of magma that traps sulphur and may represent an entirely new class of worlds.

Astronomers have discovered a strange new world just 35 light-years from Earth – one permanently covered in a vast ocean of molten rock. The exoplanet, known as L 98-59 d, defies existing models of ...

In a distant part of our cosmos, an intriguing new world exists. This newly discovered exoplanet, identified as L 98-59 d, seems to play host to a rare type of planetary environment.

Scientists have uncovered a hellish “lava world” where temperatures soar to a blistering 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit — hot ...

The molten planet, with an atmosphere rich in sulfur-bearing gases, is unlike anything astronomers have ever smelled.