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Key Insights into Rapid Formation of Giant Planets
Aug 02, 2024 (SPX)
Despite this familiarity, our understanding of the formation of our solar system is still evolving. Previous theories suggested that giant planets formed throug...
NASA's Landolt Mission to Enhance Precision in Star Brightness Measurement
Jul 29, 2024 (SPX)
Jonathan Gagne, a scientific advisor at the Montreal Planetarium, adjunct professor at the Universite de Montreal, and member of the Trottier Institute for Rese...
Webb Spots Closest Super-Jupiter Paving Way for New Exoplanet Research
Jul 25, 2024 (SPX)
This detection is significant for several reasons. It marks the first time an exoplanet has been imaged with JWST that had not been previously imaged from the g...
Stellar magnetism may influence exoplanet habitability
Jul 24, 2024 (SPX)
A new study by Rice University's David Alexander and Anthony Atkinson broadens the definition of a habitable zone to include the star's magnetic field. Publishe...
New Magnetic Criteria Suggest Only Two Exoplanets Potentially Habitable
Jul 23, 2024 (SPX)
A new study by Rice University's David Alexander and Anthony Atkinson broadens the definition of a habitable zone to include the impact of the host star's magne...
Life signs may survive near the surface of Enceladus and Europa
Jul 19, 2024 (SPX)
"Based on our experiments, the 'safe' sampling depth for amino acids on Europa is almost 8 inches (around 20 centimeters) at high latitudes of the trailing hemi...
Telescope to hunt for Earth-like planets set for 2026 launch
Jul 19, 2024 (SPX)
The telescope, known as PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars), aims to find nearby potentially habitable planets around Sun-like stars for detail...
Exoplanet's Unique Orbit Sheds Light on Formation of Massive Gas Giants
Jul 18, 2024 (SPX)
The study, led by Penn State researchers, was published on July 17 in the journal Nature. "We caught this massive planet making a sharp, hairpin turn during its...
Max Planck develops key components for Roman Space Telescope
Jul 18, 2024 (SPX)
"The CGI will test an innovative camera design that enables direct imaging and spectroscopy of exoplanets in close orbits around distant stars." This design hol...
Astronomers spot a highly eccentric planet on its way to becoming a hot Jupiter
Jul 18, 2024 (SPX)
Scientists suspect, though, that hot Jupiters weren't always so hot and in fact may have formed as "cold Jupiters," in more frigid, distant environs. But how th...
Astronomers Discover Unique Orbit of Rare Exoplanet with WIYN Telescope
Jul 18, 2024 (SPX)
Currently, there are over 5600 confirmed exoplanets in more than 4000 star systems. Among these, about 300 to 500 are classified as hot Jupiters, which are larg...
NASA's Webb Explores Atmospheric Differences on Exoplanet WASP-39 b
Jul 16, 2024 (SPX)
Using Webb's Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec), astronomers observed a temperature difference between the two sides of WASP-39 b. The evening side is about 3...
Scorching Storms Unveiled on Nearby Brown Dwarfs
Jul 16, 2024 (SPX)
This groundbreaking international study reveals that these celestial objects, enveloped in swirling clouds of hot sand, endure temperatures of 950 C (1,742 F). ...
BAE Systems to Advance Stable Optical Technology for NASA's HWO Mission
Jul 15, 2024 (SPX)
The team will embark on a two-year research initiative named the Ultra-stable Large Telescope Research and Analysis Program - Critical Technologies (ULTRA-CT). ...
New Proposal Redefines Planetary Criteria Beyond Our Solar System
Jul 15, 2024 (SPX)
But scientists know that celestial bodies orbiting stars outside our solar system are fairly common, and a forthcoming article in the Planetary Science Journal ...
Unraveling Early Earth's Life and Climate Insights
Jul 15, 2024 (SPX)
"This paper strives to inform the Earth sciences community where the research needs to go next," said Christopher Tino, a UCR PhD candidate during the research ...
Nearby exoplanet could be first known ocean world: Webb telescope
Jul 11, 2024 (AFP)
More than 5,000 planets have been discovered outside of the Solar System so far, but only a handful are in what is called the "Goldilocks zone" -- neither too h...
JWST Unveils Potential Ice World in Habitable Zone
Jul 10, 2024 (SPX)
The study, led by Universite de Montreal, indicates that LHS 1140 b is unlikely to be a mini-Neptune, a type of small gas giant. Located about 48 light-years aw...
New Method to Enhance Microbe Viability for Space and Extreme Environments
Jul 10, 2024 (SPX)
Extremophiles, microorganisms thriving in harsh environments like Yellowstone's hot springs and Antarctica's icy depths, offer insights into life's resilience o...
Potentially Habitable Ice-Covered Super-Earth Discovered by Astronomers
Jul 10, 2024 (SPX)
Initially, LHS 1140 b was thought to be a mini-Neptune, a small gaseous planet. However, data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) collected in December 2...
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