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Astronomers Discover Massive Rocky Planet That Should Not Exist According to Current Models
https://www.bioscience.com.pk/en/subject/astronomy/astronomers-found-a-planet-23-times-heavier-than-earth-that-should-have-become-a-gas-giant-but-it-stayed-rocky-insteadwhich measures about 2.55 times the radius of Earth, was initially detected by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). By monitoring the subtle periodic dimming of a host star, researchers identified the candidate before conducting...
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Real Planets Are Becoming Even Stranger Than Anything Seen In Star Trek
https://www.bioscience.com.pk/en/subject/astronomy/star-trek-dreamed-of-strange-new-worlds-exoplanets-revealed-something-even-strangerand titanium within its atmosphere, painting a picture of a world governed by high-energy physics. Measurements from @NASA_TESS have enabled astronomers to greatly improve their understanding of the bizarre environment of KELT-9 b, one of the hottest...
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Astronomers Find Three Giant Planets That Should Have Been Swallowed By Their Dying Stars
https://www.bioscience.com.pk/en/subject/astronomy/three-massive-planets-survived-red-giant-stars-that-should-have-swallowed-them-long-agotimes as much as Jupiter. The existence of these planets contradicts recent surveys, including a 2025 analysis using NASA’s TESS telescope, which suggested that giant planets in close proximity are routinely consumed as their stars age. Edward Bryant,...