WASP-17b is a Jupiter-like exoplanet that scientists first spotted in 2009. It orbits extremely close to its star, which heats its atmosphere up to a blistering 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit (1,500 ...

Can you imagine a sunset filtered through a crystal sky? That may be a reality on the exoplanet WASP-17b, a Jupiter-like gas giant that's so hot that its clouds are made of quartz crystals ...

“We knew from Hubble observations that there must be aerosols—tiny particles making up clouds or haze—in WASP-17 b’s atmosphere, but we didn’t expect them to be made of quartz.

WASP-17b, WASP-19b, HAT-P-1b and HD 209458b. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...

A newly identified wasp species, Chrysonotomyia susbelli, has been discovered in Houston, Texas, marking the 18th new species identified by Rice University's Scott Egan and his research team since ...

A bee in your bonnet has nothing on a wasp in your belly. Mississippi scientists have discovered a new species of wasp that lays eggs in living flies so the babies burst out of their bellies ...

This surge in wasp activity, a common late-summer phenomenon, may leave some wondering why these critters are particularly aggressive right now and what, if anything, can be done to keep them at bay.

Syntretus perlmani, an unusual parasitoid wasp capable of attacking adult flies, has been found to infect the fruit fly Drosophila. While screening for parasites in flies caught in our back ...

New parasitoid wasp likely uses unique saw-like spines to break out of its host body Jan 31, 2018 ISS research shows spaceflight affects tumor-bearing fruit fly hosts and their parasites ...

Scientists accidentally discover new species of wasp that lays eggs inside living, adult fruit flies, which then burst from the hosts' abdomens while they're still alive. When you purchase through ...

Scientists have accidentally discovered a previously unknown species of parasitic wasp that grows inside the bodies of living flies before bursting out of their stomachs like a xenomorph from the ...

A team of biologists recently discovered a new parasitic wasp species in the United States that has a unique way of infecting its hosts. Syntretus perlmani lays its eggs in the bodies of living ...