Powerful winds charged with metals have been detected in a global jet stream on WASP-121b, where it rains molten iron.

Tylos (or WASP-121b) is a gaseous, giant exoplanet located some 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis. Astronomers have used four massive telescopes in Chile to look into a planet's ...

Scientists recently announced they had found potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth. While the bold claim has been challenged, the mere prospect is enough to inflame a ...

the idea sounds like science fiction, but the question has a real scientific edge: could dinosaur-like creatures exist on other planets. researchers point out that evolution often repeats successful ...