Yikes! For HD 149026 b to reach such blistering heat, researchers say, it must suck up nearly all the energy it receives from its big bluish star. If so, the gaseous planet could be nearly pitch ...

The exoplanet has been designated the HD 149026 b, which has been dubbed Smertrios. The scientists reported the findings in a research paper which was published on the preprint server arXiv.

Astronomers have detected signs of water vapor in the atmosphere of a hot Saturn-type exoplanet, designated HD 149026 b and nicknamed Smertrios, thanks to the CARMENES spectrograph at the Calar Alto ...

Astronomers have detected water vapor in the atmosphere of HD 149026 b, an exoplanet also known as "Smertrios." This discovery may help solve the mystery of the planet's unusual formation.