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

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the ...

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 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 ...

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

Astronomers have spotted a molten alien planet orbiting a star in our neighbourhood of the Milky Way galaxy that has a surface not unlike a vision of hell.

The molten lava world is enveloped in a thick atmosphere rich in hydrogen sulfide, which would produce a powerful smell of ...

In a distant part of our cosmos, an intriguing new world exists. This newly discovered exoplanet, identified as L 98-59 d, ...

Latest observations of L98-59d, about 35 light years from Earth, suggest it could be different to anything seen before ...

Astronomers have discovered a unique planet in the Milky Way's Volans constellation, featuring a molten surface and sulfur-rich atmosphere. This hellish world, over 60% larger than Earth but less ...

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.

Study suggests that the galaxy’s planets could be far more different than we realised – and some might be able to support life ...