A mere 48 light-years from Earth in the constellation Ophiuchus is an exoplanet that has been defying scientists attempts to understand it.

GJ 1214 b, also known as Enaiposha since 2023, is thought to be a sub-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star. It has provided astronomers with new insights into planet formation and ...

Enaiposha (GJ 1214 b) isn’t a mini-Neptune—it’s a scorching, haze-filled world with a dense, metal-rich atmosphere unlike anything seen before. Scientists thought Enaiposha was a typical min ...

Magma ocean planets that contain water – like the earthlike exoplanet GJ 1214 b in this artist’s concept – will only host a tiny fraction of this water on their surface. The majority of it ...