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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
A Jupiter-size exoplanet formed around a tiny star
Robert Lea

04/08/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
A Jupiter-Size Exoplanet Formed Around A Tiny Star
Astronomers are surprised by a metal-rich, massive planet orbiting a tiny star because gas giants aren't supposed to be able to form around such diminutive red dwarf stars.
Exoplanet SPECULOOS TOI-4860 University of Birmingham Ph. D. gas star
Stars with superpowered magnetic fields could narrow the search for alien life
Robert Lea

31/07/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Stars With Superpowered Magnetic Fields Could Narrow The Search For Alien Life
With unusually powerful magnetic fields, these stars seem to get a boost when their cores start to drift apart. Thus, they may not be the ideal hosts for habitable exoplanets.
10 Beehive cluster Magnetism Messier 44 exoplanet team
Titanium Clouds Engulf This Ultrahot Neptune-like Planet
Katrina Miller

31/07/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : The New-York Times
Titanium Clouds Engulf This Ultrahot Neptune-Like Planet
A cosmic mirror of sorts, this planet is the first of its size and location to be discovered with an atmosphere.
But LTT 9779 Goddard Space Flight Center James Jenkins Planet Ultrahot system
UFO hunters should not take 'dangerous' crash site materials expert says
Ewan Gleadow

30/07/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : DailyStar
Ufo Hunters Should Not Take 'Dangerous' Crash Site Materials Expert Says
EXCLUSIVE: UFO hunters finding themselves in contact with debris from out of this world were warned not to touch the items as they 'could be dangerous' and 'need to be documented'
Debris Star Thomas Marcum UFO material scene
Hubble telescope sees an angry star and an evaporating planet
Monisha Ravisetti

28/07/2023 Reading 7 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Hubble Telescope Sees An Angry Star And An Evaporating Planet
Quite close to our solar system, an angry red dwarf star is terrorizing a misfortunate planet by ripping away the world's atmosphere.
10 Hubble Keighley Rockliffe Mic atmosphere exoplanet
Stunning image reveals 1st detection of gas giants being born around a young star (photo)
Robert Lea

25/07/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Stunning Image Reveals 1st Detection Of Gas Giants Being Born Around A Young Star (Photo)
The birth secrets of gas giant planets like Jupiter could be revealed by a stunning cosmic phoenix comprised of clumps of gas gathering around a young star.
James Webb Space V960 clump gas giant planet star
James Webb Space Telescope spies water near center of planet-forming disk in cosmic 1st
Charles Q. Choi

24/07/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
James Webb Space Telescope Spies Water Near Center Of Planet-Forming Disk In Cosmic 1st
Rocky exoplanets could possess large amounts of water from the moment they form, observations by the James Webb Space Telescope suggest.
Exoplanet James Webb Space PDS 70 Planet-forming disk water
400 Earth-size rogue planets could be wandering the Milky Way
Robert Lea

24/07/2023 Reading 7 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
400 Earth-Size Rogue Planets Could Be Wandering The Milky Way
When NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope comes online, it could be capable of spotting as many as 400 Earth-size rogue planets, and that might merely be the tip of the iceberg.
NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space exoplanet lensing planet rogue
1st evidence found for ‘Trojan planet’ worlds occupying same orbit
Robert Lea

19/07/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
1st Evidence Found For ‘Trojan Planet’ Worlds Occupying Same Orbit
Astronomers have found the first evidence of a so-called 'Trojan planet,' in the form of a young Jupiter-like world that's being tailed by a cloud of dust twice as massive as Earth's moon.
Earth Olga Balsalobre-ruza PDS 70 Trojan orbit
High School Student Explores Curiosity About Astrobiology By Conducting Astronomical Observations

19/07/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
High School Student Explores Curiosity About Astrobiology By Conducting Astronomical Observations
Carini Dan Peluso Exoplanet transit astronomy data school
Elusive exoplanet is 'cosmic sculptor' that carved spiral arms of its star
Robert Lea

17/07/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Elusive Exoplanet Is 'Cosmic Sculptor' That Carved Spiral Arms Of Its Star
An exoplanet orbiting a young star is carving out spiral arms in the gas and dust that is birthing its planetary system.
Exoplanet Kaitlin Kratter LBTI MWC 758 dust spiral