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Robert Lea

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See the moon and Saturn take a night swim in Aquarius tonight
Robert Lea

24/10/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
See The Moon And Saturn Take A Night Swim In Aquarius Tonight
The moon and Saturn will take a night swim together in the watery constellation of Aquarius on Tuesday (Oct. 24) as the two bodies make a close approach and come into conjunction.
Approach James Webb Space Moon Saturn conjunction star
New 'galactic atlas' offers stunning details of 400
Robert Lea

18/10/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
New 'Galactic Atlas' Offers Stunning Details Of 400
The new Siena Galaxy Atlas is an information gold mine for astronomers and a free gallery of galaxy portraits for the public.
NGC 520 SGA Way astronomer atlas galaxy
NASA's Roman Space Telescope will launch in 2027
Robert Lea

17/10/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Nasa's Roman Space Telescope Will Launch In 2027
Prep work and collaborations will help NASA's Roman Space Telescope deliver a big-picture view shortly after it launches in 2027.
JWST Julie Mcenery Roman Space cosmos scientist universe
How James Webb Space Telescope's studies of TRAPPIST-1 flares could aid the search for alien life
Robert Lea

10/10/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
How James Webb Space Telescope's Studies Of Trappist-1 Flares Could Aid The Search For Alien Life
The James Webb Space Telescope scrutinized four powerful flares from the red dwarf star at the heart of the TRAPPIST-1 system, decrypting them in a way that could help the search for alien life.
Dwarf star JWST TRAPPIST-1 atmosphere exoplanet life
Exoplanet's surface may be covered in oceans
Robert Lea

11/09/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Exoplanet's Surface May Be Covered In Oceans
The so-called Hycean planet K2–18 b is around twice the size of Earth and orbits in the habitable zone of a star located 120 light-years from our solar system.
Exoplanet K2-18 b. K2-18 TRAPPIST-1 University of Cambridge atmosphere life
How NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory will search exoplanets for signs of alien life
Robert Lea

08/09/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
How Nasa's Habitable Worlds Observatory Will Search Exoplanets For Signs Of Alien Life
Planning is well underway for NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory, a telescope project that will hunt for telltale signs of life in the atmospheres of planets outside the solar system.
Coronagraph Exoplanet hunter HWO NASA TESS life
Star blows giant exoplanet's atmosphere away
Robert Lea

05/09/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Star Blows Giant Exoplanet's Atmosphere Away
A hot Jupiter exoplanet is blowing its top like a cartoon character throwing a tantrum, creating a tail of gas that is the largest planetary structure seen outside the solar system.
Atmosphere Exoplanet Hat-p-32 Jupiter parent star system
Bizarre super-puffy exoplanet hosts rare 'thermometer molecule'
Robert Lea

29/08/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Bizarre Super-Puffy Exoplanet Hosts Rare 'Thermometer Molecule'
A rare temperature-sensitive molecule usually found in stars has been discovered in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time, a marshmallow-like hot Jupiter called WASP-31b.
Chromium hydride Exoplanet Laura Flagg WASP -17 atmosphere team
Tantrum-throwing young stars caught belting high-energy gamma rays for the 1st time
Robert Lea

23/08/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Tantrum-Throwing Young Stars Caught Belting High-Energy Gamma Rays For The 1st Time
The discovery represents the first evidence that low-mass T.Tauri stars, which are less than 10 million years old, can emit gamma radiation.
Agostina Filócomo Gamma radiation low-mass star sun team
Stunning time-lapse video captures 17-year journey of exoplanet around its star
Robert Lea

10/08/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Stunning Time-Lapse Video Captures 17-Year Journey Of Exoplanet Around Its Star
An incredible time-lapse video tracks the 17-year journey of a distant and massive exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b, around its parent star between 2003 and 2020.
Beta Pictoris Exoplanet Footage Jason Wang Parent star orbit
The powerful winds of super magnetic stars could destroy the possibility for life on their exoplanets
Robert Lea

09/08/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
The Powerful Winds Of Super Magnetic Stars Could Destroy The Possibility For Life On Their Exoplanets
Cool stars with powerful magnetic fields could have remarkably fast stellar winds that strip away their planets' atmospheres, making even "habitable zone" worlds less friendly to life.
M-type exoplanet life star sun wind
Galaxy from the 'teenage' universe reveals its water map for the 1st time
Robert Lea

09/08/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Galaxy From The 'Teenage' Universe Reveals Its Water Map For The 1st Time
A galaxy that existed less than 2 billion years after the Big Bang has revealed the distribution of its water content for the first time.
Francesca Perrotta GOThA Galaxy J1135 JWST light