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12 articles found

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
The CIA knows a lot about other nations' space programs
Brett Tingley

28/08/2023 Reading 2 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
The Cia Knows A Lot About Other Nations' Space Programs
The United States Central Intelligence Agency, better known as the CIA, has released a new entry in its World Factbook that catalogues the programs and milestones of space agencies around the world.
Agency CIA Space program Spokesperson World Factbook entry satellite launch failure
James Webb Space Telescope instrument experiences glitch — but observatory remains in 'good health'
Monisha Ravisetti

26/08/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
James Webb Space Telescope Instrument Experiences Glitch — But Observatory Remains In 'Good Health'
The JWST team announced that a mode of one of the observatory's infrared sensors indicated a reduction in the amount of light registered by the instrument.
JWST MIRI NIRCam NIRISS Slitless Spectrograph Team instrument mode
'I get the UFO question?
Jeff Spry

24/08/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
'I Get The Ufo Question?
Chris Christie was asked about UFOs during the 1st Republican Presidential Primary Debate held on Aug. 23, 2023.
AARO Chris Christie Crash retrieval Debate New Jersey UAP UFO
'Failed star' with radiation belt could be a big deal for astronomy
Monisha Ravisetti

24/08/2023 Reading 7 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
'Failed Star' With Radiation Belt Could Be A Big Deal For Astronomy
A brown dwarf just 18.5 light-years from Earth has been found to host a radiation belt. But why are scientists are so excited about this?
Dwarf Earth J1835 Juan Bautista Climent Jupiter Radiation belt
What's next for India's Chandrayaan-3 mission on the moon?
Sharmila Kuthunur

24/08/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
What's Next For India's Chandrayaan-3 Mission On The Moon?
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission landed near the moon's south pole on Wednesday (Aug. 23). Its expected lifetime is one lunar day, or two Earth weeks, until the sun sets on the moon.
Chandrayaan-3 ISRO India Moon Vikram rover
Weird dark spot on Neptune may have a bright spot buddy
Keith Cooper

24/08/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Weird Dark Spot On Neptune May Have A Bright Spot Buddy
A puzzling bright smudge was captured clinging to this dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere.
GRS Neptune Patrick Irwin Spot atmosphere hydrogen sulfide
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
Take an interstellar cruise into the cosmos in new limited series 'The Space Between' (exclusive)
Jeff Spry

17/08/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Take An Interstellar Cruise Into The Cosmos In New Limited Series 'The Space Between' (Exclusive)
An exclusive first peek at Boom! Studios' new sci-fi limited series, 'The Space Between.'
#1 Boom Corinna Bechko Danny Luckert Dodona Space
Record-breaking 'failed' star orbiting stellar corpse is 3
Tereza Pultarova

15/08/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Record-Breaking 'Failed' Star Orbiting Stellar Corpse Is 3
Astronomers have discovered a failed star that can't sustain nuclear fusion in its core, but is 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the sun.
Dwarf James Webb Space Jupiter Named WD 0032-317 exoplanet sun
First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history
David Delgado Shorter

14/08/2023 Reading 7 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
First Contact With Aliens Could End In Colonization And Genocide If We Don't Learn From History
How humanity responds to the first contact with intelligent alien life could determine the very fate of our species. Here's what we can learn from history.
Colonization Contact scenario SETI ethic group history
Exoplanets in the Trappist-1 system more likely to be habitable than scientists once thought
Tereza Pultarova

11/08/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Exoplanets In The Trappist-1 System More Likely To Be Habitable Than Scientists Once Thought
Exoplanets in the habitable zone of the Trappist-1 star, some 40 light-years away from Earth, are more likely to have liquid water than researchers previously thought, according to a new study.
Atmosphere Franck Selsis Trappist-1 life planet water