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

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

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

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.

Astronomers have discovered new information regarding a distant world that could alter scientists’ understanding of planets outside our solar system. The planet is called L 98-59 d. It is believed to ...

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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.

New observations of L 98-59d, a member of the five-planet system L 98-59, suggest it harbors a vast global magma ocean that traps sulfur deep inside, forming a previously unrecognized class of ...