Scientists have uncovered a mysterious 'hot Neptune' exoplanet with an atmosphere so blistering it defies expectations of existence. The University of Kansas research team, led by Ian Crossfield ...

Scientists using JWST have uncovered striking cloud formations and extreme heat contrasts on LTT 9779 b, a rare ultra-hot ...

James Webb found LTT 9779 b, a Neptune-like exoplanet with 2,000°C heat, extreme winds, and evaporating clouds—challenging ...

LTT 9779 b, an ultra-hot Neptune, is defying expectations. With temperatures soaring to nearly 2,000°C and a tidally locked ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...

Illustration of LTT 9779 b, the only known ultra-hot Neptune. This planet orbits so close to its star that its atmosphere is scorching hot, glowing from its own heat while also reflecting starlight.

Neptune is an ice giant, composed primarily of hydrogen, helium, and methane, with a hot, dense fluid of icy materials above a small rocky core. Neptune has 14 known moons and at least five main rings ...

Astrophysicists have once again enriched our knowledge of the cosmos with a new discovery: two small planets orbiting ...