The burgeoning exoplanet catalog has delivered a multitude of planets that really emphasize the "alien" in "alien worlds ...
With the help of a three-dimensional map of stars near the sun, astronomers can search for alien planets that might hold life. The map was created by NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope ...
One such planet is the ultra-hot Jupiter known as WASP-121b, nicknamed Tylos – a world so extreme it defies expectations. Located around 900 light-years away in the Puppis constellation ...