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Gas giant may orbit Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri, part of the three-star system closet to our own, is often posed in science fiction as humanity's first hop ...
A giant planet may be orbiting the nearest Sun-like star to Earth, and the discovery is sparking excitement across the ...
Newly identified Midpoint cloud reveals rare insight into star formation and the movement of galactic material toward the center of the Milky Way. A group of astronomers from around the world has ...
NASA artist's depiction of an extra-solar system crowded with giant planets. Scientists have found that the presence of gas giants in a solar system is likely to prevent life from forming.
While our solar system’s gas giants are far from the sun, the core of a gas giant is likely to be incredibly hot–Jupiter’s is estimated at around 43,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
A gas giant is a large planet that is not primarily composed of rock or other solid matter. Gas giants may have a rocky or metallic core—in fact, such a core is thought to be required for a ...
But not every gas giant is so lucky; some of them should be too close to their parent stars, where their volatile gas atmospheres are boiled away. Here’s what’s left behind.
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What we learned as Logan Webb runs out of gas late in Giants' loss to Padres
Giants ace Logan Webb cruised through five innings before the San Diego Padres got to him in San Francisco's 4-1 loss Monday ...
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