A couple of new exoplanets are leaving researchers scratching their heads in confusion. So bright, so vivid! So prismatic!
A planet called WASP-12b is the first planet that's been found to have more carbon than oxygen in its atmosphere, unlike most planets in our solar system. In the paper published in Nature, researchers suggest that the gas giant probably has a carbon-based core. And all that carbon has set the researchers eyes a-sparkle with possibilities:
