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Meteor Showers Shed Light on Where Comets Formed in the Early Solar System

22/08/2024 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Meteor Showers Shed Light On Where Comets Formed In The Early Solar System
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This Distant Planet Has a 350
Robin George Andrews

16/01/2024 Reading 2 min

Source de l'article : The New-York Times
This Distant Planet Has A 350
The stream of helium trailing WASP-69b, a “Hot Jupiter,” allows astronomers to study how planets lose their atmospheres.
Exoplanet Jupiter Tail WASP-69b star wind
James Webb Space Telescope spots jet stream on Jupiter stronger than a Category 5 hurricane
Monisha Ravisetti

19/10/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
James Webb Space Telescope Spots Jet Stream On Jupiter Stronger Than A Category 5 Hurricane
The JWST's perspective on our solar system has offered us the 1st evidence of a superfast Jovian jet stream.
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Jupiter's volcanic moon Io looks stunning in new Juno probe photos
Samantha Mathewson

18/10/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io Looks Stunning In New Juno Probe Photos
NASA's Juno spacecraft photographed Jupiter's moon Io during an Oct. 15 flyby, showing its tortured, volcanically-active surface.
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Jupiter-like exoplanets reveal our solar system may not be so unique after all
Sharmila Kuthunur

17/10/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Jupiter-Like Exoplanets Reveal Our Solar System May Not Be So Unique After All
A new analysis shows Jupiter-like planets likely exist around young, moving stars — suggesting our solar system formed from a quiet, low-density environment.
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James Webb Space Telescope detects quartz crystals in an exoplanet's atmosphere
Keith Cooper

16/10/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
James Webb Space Telescope Detects Quartz Crystals In An Exoplanet's Atmosphere
Almost twice as big (but half as massive) as Jupiter, WASP-17b burns at a temperature of 1,500 degrees Celsius.
Exoplanet JWST James Webb Jupiter WASP-17b atmosphere
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
Amateur astronomers capture Jupiter suffering spectacular cosmic collision
Andrew Jones

31/08/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Amateur Astronomers Capture Jupiter Suffering Spectacular Cosmic Collision
A flash of light on our solar system's gas giant has alerted space enthusiasts of an intriguing impact
Astronomer August Jupiter Twitter flash system
'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?
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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
See Jupiter and the half moon join up in the night sky tonight
Joe Rao

07/08/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
See Jupiter And The Half Moon Join Up In The Night Sky Tonight
The moon and Jupiter will be just under the feet of Aires the Ram, in the night sky on the evening of Monday, Aug. 7. With the right binoculars, you could see five moons at once.
Hayden Planetarium Jupiter Moon Night sky Telescope pick star
'Failed star' is the coldest radio wave source ever discovered
Robert Lea

14/07/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
'Failed Star' Is The Coldest Radio Wave Source Ever Discovered
Astronomers have discovered an ultracold brown dwarf, a "failed star" smaller than Jupiter and colder than a campfire that is emitting radio waves.
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