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Metal clouds turn scorching hot exoplanet into the universe's largest mirror
Robert Lea

11/07/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Metal Clouds Turn Scorching Hot Exoplanet Into The Universe's Largest Mirror
The CHEOPS exoplanet hunter has found a distant world so hot that it has clouds of metal making it the most reflective planet ever seen.
CHEOPS Exoplanet hunter James Jenkins LTT 9779 atmosphere star
4 elusive 'mini-Neptune' exoplanets discovered in a cosmic game of hide-and-seek
Robert Lea

14/06/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
4 Elusive 'Mini-Neptune' Exoplanets Discovered In A Cosmic Game Of Hide-And-Seek
Astronomers spotted four elusive mini-Neptune planets with the exoplanet-hunting telescope CHEOPS.
CHEOPS Earth Exoplanet-hunting telescope Mini-Neptune University of Geneva exoplanets