8 Planets That Shouldn_t Exist

Boring Science · Nov 5, 2026 · 1h 20m · transcript

Some planets seem to break every rule astronomers thought they knew. In this soothing video, we gently explore eight planets that should not exist, from worlds orbiting impossibly close to their stars to giants that formed too fast and planets with strange, puzzling compositions. Settle in, relax your mind, and let calming space science guide you into restful sleep tonight.