Earth's inner core may be rich with hot liquid metal, but it turns out that our planet may not be the most metal planet in the cosmos. After all, astronomers recently discovered a world where it quite ...

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New observations of the football-shaped exoplanet known as WASP-121b have revealed clues to its atmosphere and weather. Astronomers say it may have metal clouds made up of iron, corundum, and titanium ...

"It's a planet that shouldn't exist." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have discovered the most reflective planet ...

This hot Jupiter is so close to its host star that gravitational forces are squeezing it into a football-like shape. Not only that, its temperatures are so extreme that heavy metal gases are escaping ...