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Discover the giant planet with weird orbits
Space science

Discover the giant planet with weird orbits

Astronomers have just discovered a planet with an 'unlike anyone' orbit, moving around the central star like a comet instead of like other planets.

September 5, 2019
Giant gas planet holds water in clouds
Space science

Giant gas planet holds water in clouds

The astronomers' new findings point to a giant group of gas extraterrestrials outside the solar system covered by water-storing clouds.

December 17, 2018
Planet of the Solar System is lost in the universe
Space science

Planet of the Solar System is lost in the universe

Astronomers have agreed that our Solar System originally formed from four giant planets, including Saturn, Mars, Uranus and Neptune. However, a recent scientific study s…

December 17, 2018
Billard game of giant planets
Space science

Billard game of giant planets

A group of scientists has discovered a new planet that moves abnormally around its host star. The planet is called WASP-17 and revolves around a star located 1,000 light…

December 17, 2018