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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
NASA is celebrating 1 year of James Webb Space Telescope science on July 12
Samantha Mathewson

11/07/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Nasa Is Celebrating 1 Year Of James Webb Space Telescope Science On July 12
This week marks one year since the powerful James Webb Space Telescope shared its first images of deep space, and you can celebrate the milestone with NASA.
Gas giant exoplanet JWST NASA Space YouTube stream universe
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
Good news for the alien life hunt
Robert Lea

10/07/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Good News For The Alien Life Hunt
Finding liquid water on exoplanets is 100 times more probable than previously thought, boosting the odds of alien life significantly, a new study suggests.
10 Rutgers University Water exoplanet life system
Cosmic 'sandwich' theory could explain how smaller planets are formed
Robert Lea

05/07/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Cosmic 'Sandwich' Theory Could Explain How Smaller Planets Are Formed
Do you want that toasted? A newly suggested planet formation process suggests smaller worlds could be created when a gas and dust filling is squeezed between two larger planets.
Exoplanet Meru disk dust gas planets
James Webb Space Telescope spies on rocky TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet
Samantha Mathewson

22/06/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
James Webb Space Telescope Spies On Rocky Trappist-1 Exoplanet
New data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows that the atmosphere of a rocky exoplanet in the TRAPPIST-1 system is either nonexistent or incredibly thin.
Exoplanet JWST Max Planck Institute Sebastian Zieba TRAPPIST-1 atmosphere
James Webb Space Telescope gets satellite sidekick to aid search for habitable planets
Elizabeth Howell

16/06/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
James Webb Space Telescope Gets Satellite Sidekick To Aid Search For Habitable Planets
A new small satellite will peer at distant stars to help NASA's James Webb Space Telescope search for potentially habitable exoplanets.
James Webb Space Telescope MANTIS Ultraviolet University of Colorado Boulder exoplanet
Ultra-hot exoplanet has an atmosphere of vaporized rock
Robert Lea

14/06/2023 Reading 7 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Ultra-Hot Exoplanet Has An Atmosphere Of Vaporized Rock
Astronomers have taken a deeper look at the scorching hot giant exoplanet WASP-76b, where iron rains from the sky to determine the other chemical elements that comprise its blistering atmosphere.
Atmosphere Exoplanet WASP-76 giant star team
Friendless 'hot Jupiter' exoplanets may not be so lonely after all
Sharmila Kuthunur

14/06/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Friendless 'Hot Jupiter' Exoplanets May Not Be So Lonely After All
How hot Jupiters form and evolve is one of the oldest questions in exoplanet research.
Exoplanet Jupiter Kepler-412 companion star study
New 'warm Jupiter' exoplanet has a weird orbit and another planet may be to blame
Robert Lea

14/06/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
New 'Warm Jupiter' Exoplanet Has A Weird Orbit And Another Planet May Be To Blame
Astronomers have used NASA's TESS telescope to discover a new 'warm Jupiter' exoplanet with a strange orbit.
Exoplanet Jupiter Orbit TOI-1859 star team
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