55 Cancri e

You’ve heard it rains diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter, right? I always thought that in of itself was weird. But guess what? They’ve found a planet that is basically just a solid diamond. Meet 55 Cancri e, where at least a third of the planet’s mass is likely pure diamond. Apparently scientist have theorized that these kind of planets have existed but, until now, have never really found one.

Gliese 436 b

This planet, in many respects, shouldn’t exist. Also known asthe Planet of Burning Ice, Gliese is one of the most exotic contradictions within the realm of human knowledge, for it is known to literally be a planet coated by flaming ice

So how does this work exactly?

Well, I’m probably not smart enough to tell you in my own words but I’ll give it a shot.

The ice on this planet is kept solid due to the crazy strong gravitational force emitting from the planet’s core, which intensifies with increases in depth, thereby preventing the water from evaporating as it does on Earth.

So it just burns I guess?

Haumea

Ladies and gents, I don’t think I could do this planet justice in words so here ya go:

Chickens in space confirmed?

Anyway, this little guy is a dwarf planet with a most… unusual shape? But not only that, but he has a thin ring as well and one of the most beautiful orbit patterns I’ve ever seen, resembling a flower.

Wasp 12 b

A neat little planet-if you can see it of course which isn’t likely as this planet has a unique trait where it absorbs, instead of reflects, 94% of light. It’s also weird shaped as well, shaped and oblong. But this is probably due to the fact that it’s so extremely close to its parent star not to mention its probably going to be ripped apart and absorbed in the next million years or so, give or take a few.

Earth

Alright. Hear me out on this. I know our planet does have a spectacular icy ocean, nor two suns, or is even egg shaped. However, I think its pretty cool for multiple reasons.

First off, we’re here, and, in my humble opinion, the mere fact that we exist, is pretty awesome.

Second, we’re the only known planet in the universe to have rainbows. (This is due to the fact that we need sunshine and liquid water which, for some reason, is pretty scarce in space)

Third, we’re the only known planet to support life. Period. There are gazillions of planets out there and out of all of the ones we’ve discovered, still not humans. That would leave one to believe that we are, perhaps, the weird ones. The ones out of ordinary. Because saying we’re one in a million isn’t doing the odds justice when I say that by every right, we shouldn’t here. At least by chance. And I would say, that’s not just pretty amazing, it’s pretty weird.