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Exoplanet PSR B1257+12, the first confirmed exoplanet, orbits a pulsar

Exoplanet PSR B1257+12, the first confirmed exoplanet, orbits a pulsar in this artist’s concept. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

What are the FIVE strangest planets in the universe?

It’s impossible to decide, but here are the top contenders for the strangest planets in the cosmos.

An artist’s concept of the water world GJ 1214 b

An artist’s concept of the water world GJ 1214 b. Credit: Tyrogthekreeper/Wikimedia Commons

A giant planet loses mass as it orbits beyond the gas disk of the puny white dwarf WDJ0914+1914

A giant planet loses mass as it orbits beyond the gas disk of the puny white dwarf WDJ0914+1914, as seen in this artist’s concept. Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick

The extremely hot gas giant WASP-76 b is suspected to rain iron from its skies at night, as seen in this artist’s concept. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

The extremely hot gas giant WASP-76 b is suspected to rain iron from its skies at night, as seen in this artist’s concept. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

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SIMP J01365663+0933473, shown here in this artist’s concept, is a massive, nearby exoplanet with a powerful, aurora-generating magnetic field.

SIMP J01365663+0933473, shown here in this artist’s concept, is a massive, nearby exoplanet with a powerful, aurora-generating magnetic field. Credit: Caltech/Chuck Carter; NROA/AUI/NSF

The planet Earth

Earth has abundant life because water exists on its surface. When that ceases to be the case, perhaps as soon as a billion years from now, life will perish and we will have to find another home world. Credit: NASA

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