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exoplanet magnetism

Exoplanet Magnetism Revealed in New Study Researchers Call a “Key Step” in Decoding the Survival of Planets

Ryan Whalen·June 2, 2026

The best evidence for exoplanet magnetic fields ever discovered has emerged from new research that measures wind speeds on ultra-hot Jupiters.

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James Webb Space Telescope Discovery Parts the Clouds on Bizarre Exoplanet Weather

Ryan Whalen·May 22, 2026

James Webb Space Telescope data has allowed researchers to separate the cloud cover of a gas giant, providing a new level of detail.

exoplanet collision

“It Could Tell Us the Story of Many Other Solar Systems”: Doomed Exoplanet May Change Our Understanding of Planetary Evolution

Ryan Whalen·July 16, 2025

On a collision course with its star, the Jupiter-like exoplanet TOI-2109b has astronomers keenly observing its unusual orbital decay.

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Newly Discovered Exoplanet Baffles Astronomers, Who Call it “Wacky” and “Eccentric”

MJ Banias·July 16, 2024

Astronomers have found an eccentric exoplanet, making it quite “wacky” compared to other exoplanets that have been found.