You've heard of hot Jupiters. You've heard of mini-Neptunes. You've heard of super-Earths. But have you heard of Eyeball Planets? Yep - planetary scientists think there might be a type of exoplanet out there that looks disturbingly like a giant eyeball. Just sitting there. Staring. [1] Sounds creepy. Amusing. Surely it sounds wrong. A lifeless planet “looking” into empty space. Is it less lifeless than your eyes staring at me? Life into an empty cosmos. Sounds creepy. Amusing. Surely it sounds wrong. Accept the fallacy of everything. Laugh at the universe. And it will stare you back in awe…
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