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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.
Exoplanet Telescope Dwarf 10 Star System
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.
Civilization Jwst Exoplanet -James Webb Telescope Gj 1214 Earth Life
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.
Exoplanet Telescope James Webb Space Maillard Moon Spectrum

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.
Scientist Exoplanet Discovery Author Professor Nikku Madhusudhan Cnn Deal University Of Cambridge
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 University Of Cambridge K2-18 B. K2-18 Trappist-1 Atmosphere 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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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.
Great Square Pegasus Exoplanet Asterism Night Sky Pegasi
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
Sharmila Kuthunur

31/08/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Nasa's Exoplanet Hunter Tess Spots Warm Jupiter With Longest Known Year
Astronomers using NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS satellite have found a "warm" Jupiter with the longest period ever seen with an alien world.
Exoplanet Hunter Tess Toi-4600c Toi-4600 System Star
Charles Q. Choi

30/08/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Scorching Neptune-Size World Is Way Too Massive For Astronomers To Explain
Astronomers have unexpectedly discovered the heaviest Neptune-like planet yet — one four times more massive than our solar system's Neptune.
Toi-2196 Exoplanet Luca Naponiello Earth Neptune
Robert Lea

29/08/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Bizarre Super-Puffy Exoplanet Hosts Rare 'Thermometer Molecule'
A rare temperature-sensitive molecule usually found in stars has been discovered in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time, a marshmallow-like hot Jupiter called WASP-31b.
Exoplanet Chromium Hydride Wasp -17 Laura Flagg Atmosphere Team
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 Named Wd 0032-317 Exoplanet James Webb Space Sun Jupiter