Astronomers believe an egg-shaped exoplanet is hurtling towards its parent star faster than previously thought, Space.com reports. It’s called WASP-12b, and while the existence of an egg planet is ...

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WASP-12b was originally discovered in 2008 and since then has been a point of interest for many astronomers around the world due to its strange and relatively close proximity to Earth. WASP-12b is an ...

In 2008, astronomers with the SuperWASP survey spotted WASP-12b as it transited in front of its star. At the time, it was part of a new class of exoplanets ("hot Jupiters") discovered a little more ...

Scientists have found a planet so strange, it seems to ignore the rules of physics we know! 🌌 This wild discovery, called WASP-12b, is a gas giant so close to its star that it’s stretched into the ...

Astronomers have discovered that a huge, searing-hot planet orbiting another star is loaded with an unusual amount of carbon. The planet, a gas giant named WASP-12b, is the first carbon-rich world ...

Astronomers have discovered that a distant, scorching hot planet twice the size of Jupiter is on a death-spiral trajectory that will send it careening into its parent star. A crash is expected to ...

Artist’s impression of WASP-12b, a Hot Jupiter deformed by its close orbit to its star. Credit: NASA In 2008, astronomers with the SuperWASP survey spotted WASP-12b as it transited in front of its ...