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Exoplanet surveyor Ariel passes major milestone
Aug 11, 2023 (ESA)
The Ariel payload will consist of an integrated suite comprising the telescope, the Ariel infrared spectrometer (AIRS), and the Fine Guidance System (FGS) modul...
Chemical contamination on International Space Station is out of this world
Aug 09, 2023 (SPX)
In the first study of its kind, scientists analysed a sample of dust from air filters within the ISS and found levels of organic contaminants which were higher ...
New exoplanet discovery builds better understanding of planet formation
Aug 04, 2023 (SPX)
The newly discovered gas giant, named TOI-4860 b, is an unusual planet for two reasons: stars of such low mass are not expected to host planets like Jupiter, an...
Violent Atmosphere Gives Rare Look at Early Planetary Life
Jul 28, 2023 (SPX)
A new study led by PhD candidate Keighley Rockcliffe, Guarini, and Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Elisabeth Newton found that a Neptune-sized gas ...
Using cosmic weather to study which worlds could support life
Jul 28, 2023 (SPX)
Dubbed the extremely large telescopes (ELTs), these observatories, which include the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), and th...
Water discovered in rocky planet-forming zone offers clues on habitability
Jul 27, 2023 (SPX)
Any rocky planets produced in the inner disk would benefit from a substantial local water reservoir, improving the chances of habitability later on. This findin...
NASA lab hopes to find life's building blocks in asteroid sample
Jul 25, 2023 (AFP)
A sample from the asteroid Bennu, which could be key to understanding the formation of the solar system and our own planet, is set to be analyzed at NASA's John...
New study reveals Roman Telescope could find 400 Earth-mass rogue planets
Jul 20, 2023 (SPX)
"We estimate that our galaxy is home to 20 times more rogue planets than stars - trillions of worlds wandering alone," said David Bennett, a senior research sci...
Does this exoplanet have a sibling sharing the same orbit
Jul 20, 2023 (SPX)
"Two decades ago it was predicted in theory that pairs of planets of similar mass may share the same orbit around their star, the so-called Trojan or co-orbital...
PSI's David Grinspoon Appointed to New NASA Post
Jul 19, 2023 (SPX)
"It's such an exciting time in the field of astrobiology with discoveries happening at such a rapid pace in our Solar System, on exoplanets around other stars, ...
Life on Earth didn't arise as described in textbooks
Jul 19, 2023 (SPX)
Between 685 and 800 million years ago, multicellular organisms began to appear in all of Earth's oceans during what's known as the Avalon explosion, a forerunne...
When ET calls, can we be sure we're not being spoofed?
Jul 18, 2023 (SPX)
Most of today's SETI searches are conducted by Earth-based radio telescopes, which means that any ground or satellite radio interference - ranging from Starlink...
MSU studies nutrients that may have fertilized ancient photosynthesis in Earth's oceans
Jul 14, 2023 (SPX)
Deciphering how life worked on this planet during its different epochs is one of the things that Dalton Hardisty works on at Michigan State University. In fact,...
Plato's structural test campaign
Jul 14, 2023 (ESA)
Structural model The version of Plato undergoing these tests is not the satellite that will fly in space, but a detailed structural model used for testing the s...
Study increases probability of finding water on other worlds by x100
Jul 11, 2023 (SPX)
Presenting the work at the Goldschmidt geochemistry conference in Lyon, lead researcher Dr Lujendra Ojha (Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA) said "We know tha...
'Like a mirror': Astronomers identify most reflective exoplanet
Jul 10, 2023 (AFP)
This strange world, which is more than 260 light years from Earth, reflects 80 percent of the light from its host star, according to new observations from Europ...
Astronomers discover elusive planet responsible for spiral arms around its star
Jul 08, 2023 (SPX)
In a paper published in Nature Astronomy, University of Arizona researchers report the discovery of a giant exoplanet, dubbed MWC 758c, that may be generating t...
Preventing interplanetary pollution that could pose a threat to life on Earth and other planets
Jul 06, 2023 (SPX)
Now writing on the Frontiers news site, the panel's leadership consisting of chair Dr Athena Coustenis and vice- chairs Niklas Hedman and Prof Peter Doran expla...
'Sandwich' discovery offers new explanation for planet formation
Jul 04, 2023 (SPX)
Researchers at the University of Warwick investigated the "birth environment" of planets - areas of gas and dust that swirl around a central star - known as the...
A surprise chemical find by ALMA may help detect and confirm protoplanets
Jun 30, 2023 (SPX)
HD 169142 is a young star located in the constellation Sagittarius that is of significant interest to astronomers due to the presence of its large, dust- and ga...
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