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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.
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1st evidence of giant exoplanet collision afterglow explains unusual eclipse
Sharmila Kuthunur

12/10/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
1st Evidence Of Giant Exoplanet Collision Afterglow Explains Unusual Eclipse
Astronomers have observed two super-Earths colliding in a faraway system for the first time, suggesting such violent impacts are not limited to very young cosmic neighborhoods.
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How James Webb Space Telescope's studies of TRAPPIST-1 flares could aid the search for alien life
Robert Lea

10/10/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
How James Webb Space Telescope's Studies Of Trappist-1 Flares Could Aid The Search For Alien Life
The James Webb Space Telescope scrutinized four powerful flares from the red dwarf star at the heart of the TRAPPIST-1 system, decrypting them in a way that could help the search for alien life.
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Possible hints of life found on distant planet – how excited should we be?
Ian Whittaker

25/09/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Possible Hints Of Life Found On Distant Planet – How Excited Should We Be?
The exoplanet K2-18b might host a water ocean.
Exoplanet JWST K2-18b STScI life star
Mathematicians find 12
Briley Lewis

24/09/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Mathematicians Find 12
Calculating the way three things orbit each other is notoriously tricky — but a new study may reveal 12,000 new ways to make it work.
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Very Large Telescope surprisingly finds exoplanet lurking in 3-body star system
Tereza Pultarova

18/09/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Very Large Telescope Surprisingly Finds Exoplanet Lurking In 3-Body Star System
The European Very Large Telescope in Chile has photographed a planet orbiting a star in a multi-star system that sits some 480 light-years from Earth.
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James Webb Space Telescope could detect life on Earth from across the galaxy
Harry Baker

15/09/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
James Webb Space Telescope Could Detect Life On Earth From Across The Galaxy
Researchers have shown that if the James Webb Space Telescope was pointed at Earth from a distant star, it could detect the signatures of intelligent life in our planet's atmosphere.
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A big telescope on the moon could peer deeper into the universe than James Webb
Tereza Pultarova

13/09/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
A Big Telescope On The Moon Could Peer Deeper Into The Universe Than James Webb
A big telescope on the moon could peer deeper into the universe than the famed James Webb Telescope and perhaps even help find life on exoplanets, scientists say.
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'Huge deal': Lead scientist explains new exoplanet discovery

13/09/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : CNN
'Huge Deal': Lead Scientist Explains New Exoplanet Discovery
A planet 120 light-years away from Earth appears to have chemicals that could indicate the presence of life. Lead author professor Nikku Madhusudhan from the University of Cambridge joins CNN to explain the study.
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Exoplanet's surface may be covered in oceans
Robert Lea

11/09/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Exoplanet's Surface May Be Covered In Oceans
The so-called Hycean planet K2–18 b is around twice the size of Earth and orbits in the habitable zone of a star located 120 light-years from our solar system.
Exoplanet K2-18 b. K2-18 TRAPPIST-1 University of Cambridge atmosphere life
How NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory will search exoplanets for signs of alien life
Robert Lea

08/09/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
How Nasa's Habitable Worlds Observatory Will Search Exoplanets For Signs Of Alien Life
Planning is well underway for NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory, a telescope project that will hunt for telltale signs of life in the atmospheres of planets outside the solar system.
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See the Great Square of Pegasus trot through the night sky this month
Brett Tingley

07/09/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
See The Great Square Of Pegasus Trot Through The Night Sky This Month
Look to the east in the evenings throughout September to find the Great Square of Pegasus, a group of four stars of roughly equal brightness, as it climbs higher in the night sky.
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