By Sakshi Sah
Published Dec 19, 2024

Hindustan Times
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8 weird exoplanets discovered by NASA

Explore strange worlds that are unlike anything in our solar system.

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Kepler-16b, found in 2011, has two suns, like Tatooine, with stunning double sunsets.

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Kepler-7b is called a hot Jupiter because it is a massive gas planet, similar in size to Jupiter in our solar system.

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WASP-12b, found in 2008, is a exoplanet being torn apart by its parent star.

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GJ 15 A b, found in 2014, is a super-heated planet orbiting a nearby red dwarf.

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GJ 15 A c, discovered in 2018, is just 11 light-years away, orbiting a red-dwarf star.

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GJ 1132 b, found in 2015, is a rocky planet that regenerated its atmosphere through volcanoes.

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TOI-3757 b, discovered in 2022, is a gas giant with the density of a marshmallow.

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TrES-2b is the darkest exoplanet ever discovered, with no light, and a possible red glow.

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