In recent weeks, two teams of researchers released studies identifying the strange characteristics of an exoplanet using the joint NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) Hubble Space Telescope. Specifically, one study found one exoplanet to be intensely forming at an extreme distance from its parent star and doing so in an unconventional way.
Additionally, NASA announced a massive milestone in exoplanet research: 5,000 total exoplanets have been discovered by NASA, ESA, and other government agencies and private companies.