Top Ten Strangest Exoplanets

Dubbed the "Super Saturn" planet, this planet is larger than our gas giants and is known for having an extremely large ring system (consisting of 30 or more rings), approximately two hundred times larger than Saturn's rings. The planet accumulating such an enormous ring size remains a mystery. This planet orbits a relatively young star that is only 16 million years old. It is considered one of the most bizarre planets ever discovered.

55 Cancri E, also known as the diamond planet, is a super-Earth two times larger and denser than Earth. It orbits a star similar to the sun, approximately 40 light-years away from our solar system. This planet is very close to its star, taking less than an Earth day to complete an orbit.

It is known for possibly having diamonds (one-third) and graphite on its surface due to the carbon pressurizing the planet. In theory, if all of the contents of this planet were mined, they could potentially be worth nonillions (a number equal to 1 followed by 30 zeroes) of dollars.

Sharing similar traits with Jupiter's moon Io, this may not only be the deadliest planet but also one of the most bizarre discovered exoplanets. CoroT-7b is a rocky lava planet known to be extremely close to its star (23 times closer than Mercury's orbit), with surface temperatures over 2700 K.

It orbits its star within just 1.6 million miles, and it is known to have one of the shortest orbits at 20 hours, less than a full Earth day. Not only does this planet have a hot surface and a close orbit, but its atmosphere is also thought to rain rocks and other minerals. It is also speculated that this planet has boiling lava oceans. If hell were real, it would definitely be on this planet.

Some of us may have thought that Neptune was the windiest planet, but this planet takes the throne. This planet may seem appealing to visit, judging by its stunning blue appearance, but like other planets, it has one of the most dangerous environments. HD 189733b is known to have a strange weather system and the fastest winds, spanning over 5,000 mph, several times faster than the speed of sound.

What makes this planet far more interesting is that it rains molten glass sideways due to the speed of the wind. Even with future-tech space equipment, one probably wouldn't last long within the atmosphere of this deadly planet.

Ever wondered if there was a real-life Tatooine existing in our universe? Well, there is, close enough. Although binary stars and multiple star systems are quite common in the universe, HD 188753 Ab is the first planet known to orbit a triple star system, belonging to the constellation Cygnus, roughly 151 light-years away from our solar system.

It may look ideal for a short vacation, but its likely surface temperature may render it uninhabitable. Indeed, it looks like fiction has entered the non-fiction world.

Known for leaving disproportionately large hydrogen trails larger than its host star, this planet is roughly the same size as Neptune but is one of the smallest transiting planets discovered so far, just 30 light-years away from Earth. Gliese 436 B has a temperature a little over 700 K.

What is more interesting is that this planet's surface consists of ice and a rocky core surrounded by water. This is not the ice you'd normally see on Earth. The ice on this planet is exotic. The temperature does not affect the ice. Rather, the sheer pressure keeps the ice in solid form, which is why this planet is called the burning ice planet.

This is another super-Earth known as the ocean planet, which is about 40 light-years away from our solar system. It is almost as large as Neptune. This is also the first super-Earth discovered to have an atmosphere (a dense, steaming atmosphere).

Despite its suitable gravity similar to Earth's and its appearance seeming sustainable, it is not. Its temperature is twice above the boiling point, and its atmosphere is thought to be filled with thick vapor. Who knows what sea life could lurk miles below?

This hot Jupiter planet is known for being very close to its star, to the point that it is slowly being devoured by it. It takes just over an Earth day to complete an orbit. Discovered on April 1, 2008, it is also known for having one of the lowest densities and being the hottest planet.

The gravity pulled by its star causes this planet to be stretched into an oval shape. Despite its extremely hot surface, which is over 2,500 K, water has been discovered in its atmosphere by the Hubble Telescope.

For those who are fond of flashy gems, you may want to take a look at this alien planet, which is even larger than Jupiter. Discovered around 2008, this planet is known for its peculiar weather. Like other planets on this list, this tidally locked planet orbits very close to its host star.

Hat-P-7b has one of the most bizarre weather systems, consisting of clouds that rain corundum, a material responsible for making rubies and sapphires. This really shows how interesting and bizarre weather systems can be on extraterrestrial planets.