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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
Record-Breaking Team of Citizen Scientists Contribute Data on Pinwheel Galaxy Supernova

11/07/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Record-Breaking Team Of Citizen Scientists Contribute Data On Pinwheel Galaxy Supernova
July 11, 2023, Mountain View, CA - In an unprecedented achievement, citizen scientists have set a new record for the SETI Institute and Unistellar, comprising the highest number of observers providing data on a single event. Amateur astronomers participating in the SETI Institute’s and Unistellar’s Cosmic Cataclysms program conducted a groundbreaking observation of supernova (SN) 2023ixf. The observations, which began just one hour after the supernova’s first known appearance, have generated th…
2023ixf Michael Cunningham SETI Institute SN View image astronomer supernova
Avi Loeb's expedition finds 'metallic spherules' on ocean floor
T.K. Randall

26/06/2023 Reading 2 min

Source de l'article : Unexplained Mysteries
Avi Loeb's Expedition Finds 'Metallic Spherules' On Ocean Floor
These tiny metallic spherules were found during the search for the remains of IM1 - the first recognized interstellar meteorite.
Avi Loeb Composition IM1 Meteorite evidence ocean floor
Astronomers, Scientists
Baptiste Friscourt

21/06/2023 Reading 19 min

Source de l'article : The Debrief
Astronomers, Scientists
A recent conference in Paris, France, brought together leading scientists to delve into the study of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).
Alain Juillet Beatriz Villaroel UAP information phenomenon research
China wants to launch a moon-orbiting telescope array as soon as 2026
Tereza Pultarova

09/06/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
China Wants To Launch A Moon-Orbiting Telescope Array As Soon As 2026
China wants to put a small constellation of satellites in orbit around the moon to create a radio telescope that would open a "new window" into the universe.
Ian Crawford Longijang 2 Radio telescope astronomer moon side
Quest for Alien Signals in the Heart of the Milky Way Takes Off

30/05/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Quest For Alien Signals In The Heart Of The Milky Way Takes Off
May 30, 2023, Mountain View, CA – Akshay Suresh, a graduate student at Cornell University, spearheads an extraordinary scientific endeavor -- a groundbreaking mission to uncover periodic signals emanating from the core of the Milky Way called the Breakthrough Listen Investigation for Periodic Spectral Signals (BLIPSS). Such repetitive patterns could be the key to unlocking the mysteries of extraterrestrial intelligence in our galaxy. Suresh and his co-authors detail the project’s results thus f…
BLIPSS Cornell University SETI Institute Suresh Akshay Vishal Gajjar Way
AI is helping astronomers make new discoveries about the universe faster than ever before
Chris Impey

26/05/2023 Reading 7 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Ai Is Helping Astronomers Make New Discoveries About The Universe Faster Than Ever Before
AI has now spread into every field of astronomy and is helping astronomers learn more about the universe at an astonishing rate.
AI M87 astronomer data exoplanet hole
New supernova thrills astronomers and skywatchers around the world (photos)
Elizabeth Howell

25/05/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
New Supernova Thrills Astronomers And Skywatchers Around The World (Photos)
A star explosion in deep space is visible in amateur telescopes, although folks have had to battle low lighting conditions, haze and the occasional satellite trail to see it in action.
#SN2023ixf M101 Pinwheel Galaxy Supernova astronomer star
This Is Not an Extraterrestrial Signal
Dennis Overbye

24/05/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : The New-York Times
This Is Not An Extraterrestrial Signal
You too could be Jodie Foster as astronomers organize a practice run in communicating with aliens.
de Ellie Arroway Robert C. Byrd Green SETI Institute astronomer message
James Webb Space Telescope studies mysterious exoplanet with a possible watery past
Robert Lea

12/05/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
James Webb Space Telescope Studies Mysterious Exoplanet With A Possible Watery Past
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a closer look at a mysterious "mini-Neptune" that is like nothing found in the solar system and may have had a watery past.
10 Eliza Kempton Exoplanet GJ 1214 JWST night side
Hubble telescope spies 'peek-a-boo' exoplanets amid star's tilted dust rings
Robert Lea

10/05/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Hubble Telescope Spies 'Peek-A-Boo' Exoplanets Amid Star's Tilted Dust Rings
Astronomers are watching a shadow sweep across the face of a vast disc of planet-birthing gas and dust surrounding the star TW Hydrae.
Disk Hydrae disk Hydrea John TW astronomer shadow system
Webb Telescope Finds a Star Cloaked in 3 Rings of Ruined Worlds
Robin George Andrews

08/05/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : The New-York Times
Webb Telescope Finds A Star Cloaked In 3 Rings Of Ruined Worlds
Astronomers have gained a new understanding of the chaos that wreathes the bright star Fomalhaut with the help of the powerful space observatory.
Bruce Macintosh Exoplanet Fomalhaut Gaspar Andras star system