NASA exoplanet hunter finds ‘weird’ world that survives brutal bombardment from a star – it’s called Phoenix
A strange planet discovered by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is confusing astronomers. Despite being mercilessly bombarded with radiation from its red giant parent star, the world has, against all odds, held on to its atmosphere. It is also smaller, older and hotter than scientists thought possible for such a planet. In reality, the … Read more
