Astronomers say they have discovered a massive planet orbiting a tiny star, a bizarre pairing that has stumped scientists (Image credit: X/AFP) Astronomers on Wednesday have discovered a huge planet orbiting a tiny star. This bizarre pairing has left the scientists puzzled. The small star is called TOI-6894. Most stars in the Milky Way galaxy…
In a historic finding, scientists employing NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have made the first definitive detection of crystalline ice water in a distant young star system. While ice water is widespread in our solar system, this is the first time that frozen water has been detected outside of it. The discovery gives important…
Astronomers at the University of North Carolina have discovered a relatively young planet, which, they claim, is still in its infant stage. In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, astronomers report the discovery of the youngest transiting planet ever found, estimated to be just three million years old.The astronomers hope that through the…