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Inside All About Space issue 126: Complete guide to exoplanets
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Inside the latest issue of All About Space is our complete guide to exoplanets where we peer into the most extreme alien worlds and hunt for Earth 2.0.
Never-before-seen rocks found in these exoplanet graveyards
By Harry Baker published
Researchers studying the atmospheres of white dwarfs have discovered previously unknown rock types which made up the exoplanets that once surrounded the stellar remnants.
1st exoplanet outside the Milky Way possibly discovered
By Chelsea Gohd published
For the first time in history, scientists may have discovered a planet in another galaxy.
These 10 extreme exoplanets are out of this world
By Robert Lea, All About Space magazine published
From worlds that rain iron and glass to diamond worlds and planets that have escaped the grip of their parent stars, here are 10 of the most extreme alien planets.
Dark matter could be destroying itself inside the bellies of exoplanets
By Adam Mann published
Researchers propose learning more about dark matter by looking for its effects inside exoplanets.
Can super-rotating oceans cool off extreme exoplanets?
By Paul Sutter published
New research suggests a way to move heat around "tidally locked" alien planets: ocean currents whipping around the worlds faster than they rotate.
Astronomers peer into the atmosphere of a rare exoplanet that 'shouldn't exist'
By Michelle Starr published
The discovery of the extraordinary exoplanet LTT 9779b was first announced a month ago.
Baby exoplanet spotted growing around distant star (photo)
By Mike Wall published
New imagery pinpoints the spot where a baby planet is forming around the young star AB Aurigae, which lies 520 light-years from Earth.
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