New Model Explains Two Puzzling Planetary Mysteries
A new model explains the rarity of planets with masses that fall between super-Earths and mini-Neptunes. A new model that takes into account the various…
A new model explains the rarity of planets with masses that fall between super-Earths and mini-Neptunes. A new model that takes into account the various…
An international scientific team led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has discovered the presence of two planets with Earth-like masses…
NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer Find Two Exoplanets May Be Mostly Water In the 1995 post-apocalyptic action film “Waterworld” Earth’s polar ice caps have completely melted,…
The condemned planet could help answer questions about the fate of other worlds as their solar systems evolve. An incredible discovery has been made by…
Team of astronomers led by the University of Montreal (UdeM) find that two exoplanets may be mostly water. Astronomers have discovered evidence that two exoplanets…
New ultra-precise measurements reveal the orbital path of exoplanet 55 Cancri e (55 Cnc e), a scorchingly hot super-Earth closely circling a distant star. New…
A computerized system categorizes planet atmospheres and determines which are viable for future settlement by humans. The climate crisis poses a significant challenge to all…
New Webb Space Telescope observations of WASP-39 b reveal a never-before-seen molecule in the atmosphere of a planet — sulfur dioxide — among other details….
Observations of Exoplanet WASP-39b show fingerprints of atoms and molecules, as well as signs of active chemistry and clouds. WASP-39 b is a planet unlike…
A day at the beach for life on other planets. According to new simulations, fully Earth-like exoplanets with oceans and continents, as well as beaches…
Kitt Peak National Observatory telescope helps determines that Jupiter-like Planet is the lowest-density gas giant ever detected around a red dwarf. A gas giant exoplanet…
Astronomers have discovered the heaviest element ever found in an exoplanet atmosphere — barium. They were surprised to discover barium at high altitudes in the…
Researchers have closely studied GJ 1252 b, a “super-Earth” exoplanet discovered in 2020, and suggest it may have a minimal or even non-existent atmosphere due…
Exoplanet hunters should check for nitrous oxide — a possible biosignature. Something is missing from the typical roster of chemicals that astrobiologists use to search…
A new super-Earth planet was found 37 light years from Earth. Only 37 light-years from Earth, a super-Earth planet has been discovered close to a…
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have proposed a new origin for Jupiter-like planets orbiting massive stars three times the mass of our Sun. According…
A new technique has been developed by astronomers to identify small planets hidden in protoplanetary disks. According to astronomers and astrophysicists, planets are born in…
Refining current opacity models will be key to extracting details of exoplanet properties — and signs of life — in data from the powerful new…