Rare “Super-Jupiter” Discovered on an Extraordinary 180-Day Orbit

Rare “Super-Jupiter” Discovered on an Extraordinary 180-Day Orbit

Scientists discovered a rare planet larger than Jupiter orbiting a distant star once every 180 days. A planet nearly five times as massive as Jupiter circles a distant star once every 180 days. Known as NGTS-38 b, it is an exoplanet, meaning a world that orbits a star outside our solar system. NGTS-38 b is [...]

Discovery Of Exoplanet With One Of The Longest Orbits Yet Heralds Seismic Change In Search For Earth-like Worlds

This super-Jupiter goes around its star in 180 days, which is a long time compared with most exoplanets we've discovered.