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Planets

Study of 'twin' stars finds some of them are planet-eaters

An examination of 91 pairs of stars with matching sizes and chemical compositions showed that a surprising number exhibited signs of having ingested a planet.

20 March 2024, 17:07 IST

Study of 'twin' stars finds some of them are planet-eaters

Study of 'twin' stars finds some of them are planet-eaters

Study of 'twin' stars finds some of them are planet-eaters

20 March 2024, 17:07 IST

The ‘forbidden planet’ that escaped a fiery doom

Halla, first discovered in 2015 and resembling Jupiter, has added a new wrinkle to the evolving tale of planetary engulfment.

29 June 2023, 08:51 IST

The ‘forbidden planet’ that escaped a fiery doom

The ‘forbidden planet’ that escaped a fiery doom

The ‘forbidden planet’ that escaped a fiery doom

29 June 2023, 08:51 IST

Potentially volcanically active exoplanet discovered

Temperatures could drop enough on the planet's night side for water to condense on the surface

18 May 2023, 11:53 IST

Earth-size exoplanet discovered, potentially volcanically active

Earth-size exoplanet discovered, potentially volcanically active

Potentially volcanically active exoplanet discovered

18 May 2023, 11:53 IST

5 planets will be lined up in night sky this week

Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will line up near the moon

26 March 2023, 16:07 IST

Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week

Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week

5 planets will be lined up in night sky this week

26 March 2023, 16:07 IST

Zombie worlds: Five spooky planets orbiting dead stars

Mysteriously though, a handful of 'zombie planets' have been detected orbiting neutron stars

29 October 2022, 14:30 IST

Zombie worlds: Five spooky planets orbiting dead stars

Zombie worlds: Five spooky planets orbiting dead stars

Zombie worlds: Five spooky planets orbiting dead stars

29 October 2022, 14:30 IST

Webb telescope detects water on distant planet

WASP-96b is a gas giant located 1,150 light years away in the Phoenix constellation

13 July 2022, 09:33 IST

James Webb Space Telescope detects signs of water, clouds on distant planet WASP-96b

James Webb Space Telescope detects signs of water, clouds on distant planet WASP-96b

Webb telescope detects water on distant planet

13 July 2022, 09:33 IST

How do planets form?

In new research, we have spotted a hot, Jupiter-like gas giant in the process of forming around a star about 500 light-years from Earth. This rare baby snap of a planet actually in the process of forming, drawing down matter from a vast disk of dust and gas swirling around its also-infant sun, has opened a window on mysteries that have puzzled astronomers for years.

06 April 2022, 06:38 IST

How do planets form? A ‘baby Jupiter’ hundreds of light-years away offers new clues

How do planets form? A ‘baby Jupiter’ hundreds of light-years away offers new clues

How do planets form?

06 April 2022, 06:38 IST

Scientists devise new way to find habitable exoplanets

Through anomaly detection method researchers can identify potentially habitable planets with higher probability

15 February 2022, 05:33 IST

Scientists devise new method to identify habitable exoplanets

Scientists devise new method to identify habitable exoplanets

Scientists devise new way to find habitable exoplanets

15 February 2022, 05:33 IST

New planet detected around star closest to the Sun

This candidate planet is the third detected in the system and the lightest yet discovered orbiting Proxima Centauri

13 February 2022, 15:19 IST

New planet detected around star closest to the Sun

New planet detected around star closest to the Sun

New planet detected around star closest to the Sun

13 February 2022, 15:19 IST

IIT Guwahati team explores mystery of dark matter

For decades, physicists have speculated about the presence of dark matter in our universe

28 January 2022, 10:44 IST

IIT Guwahati team explores mystery of dark matter

IIT Guwahati team explores mystery of dark matter

IIT Guwahati team explores mystery of dark matter

28 January 2022, 10:44 IST