Strange planet with an upside-down, cucumber-shaped orbit turns into a different kind of world

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with a highly elongated orbit that experiences large temperature swings. The planet may be transitioning to another type of world. The exoplanet, called TIC 241249530 b, orbits a star about … Read more

Strange planet with an upside-down, cucumber-shaped orbit turns into a different kind of world

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with a highly elongated orbit that experiences large temperature swings. The planet may be transitioning to another type of world. The exoplanet, called TIC 241249530 b, orbits a star about … Read more