HD 189733b is a 'hot Jupiter' planet The planet is categorized as a " hot Jupiter," meaning it is a gas giant similar to Jupiter but much hotter due to it being close to a star, NASA said.

While other exoplanets are closer to Earth, HD 189733 b is the closest hot Jupiter-style planet in our cosmic neighborhood. Earthlings won't be colonizing that planet any time soon and it's not ...

Closest exoplanet to Earth Exoplanets describe planets that exist outside of Earth's solar system. None of them are particularly close, but HD 189733 b is one of the closest ones at around 64 ...

A new snapshot of Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, reveals details of the great planet. Scientists use images like this to determine wind speeds, identify atmospheric phenomena and ...

Jupiter, the largest planet orbiting the sun, used to be much bigger and stronger when the solar system was just beginning to take shape, a pair of astronomers say. Two scientists at Caltech and ...

Jupiter is already the biggest planet by far in our solar system, but new research suggests it was somehow once even larger than it is now. Twice as large, in fact. To put that into context, those ...

HD 80606 b was considered the planet with the most eccentric orbit until the recent discovery. HD 80606 b has an eccentricity of 0.93 and a shorter orbit of 111 days, and it orbits in the same ...

Jupiter will shine more brightly than any star in the evening sky and is the second-brightest planet, after Venus According to Astronomy.com. However, Venus will only shine for a short while ...

New images taken by the Gemini North telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope have captured Jupiter in visible, infrared and ultraviolet light, revealing unique atmospheric features of the gas ...

Juno sent this shot of Jupiter's north pole back after its 11th flyby in February 2018. As you can see, it's hard for Juno to get a picture of the entire planet.

Jupiter, the largest planet orbiting the sun, used to be much bigger and stronger when the solar system was just beginning to take shape, a pair of astronomers say. Two scientists at Caltech and ...