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

The planet's unique combination of a magma ocean and a sulfur-laden atmosphere puts it in a class by itself. Read more at ...

A thick layer of haze around the ultra-low-density planet Kepler-51d likely obscures not only the strange planet's ...

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 ...

The levels of a heavy form of hydrogen in 3I/ATLAS are 30 to 40 times higher than in Earth's oceans, suggesting the comet has a cold and distant origin ...

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

Naseer Paktyawal said he was so concerned about his brother's deteriorating condition that he called for an ambulance to the ...

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

Family members of Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal say he was “a strong and healthy man” and that "we still cannot understand how ...

A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a new type of planet beyond our solar system—one that stores large amounts of sulfur deep within a permanent ocean of magma. The findings have ...

Scientists have identified a potential new type of planet that has a sulphurous atmosphere and magma oceans evocative of ...