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The James Webb Space Telescope wraps 1st year peering across the universe. What has it discovered so far?
Rebecca Sohn

12/07/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
The James Webb Space Telescope Wraps 1st Year Peering Across The Universe. What Has It Discovered So Far?
Here is what the James Webb Space Telescope has been up to in its first year, and what might be next for the telescope that is already revolutionizing our understanding of the cosmos.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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James Webb Space Telescope could determine if nearby exoplanet is habitable
Keith Cooper

26/06/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
James Webb Space Telescope Could Determine If Nearby Exoplanet Is Habitable
The exoplanet LP 890-9c resides near the inner edge of its star's habitable zone, and if conditions are favorable it could potentially support liquid water and life.
James Webb Space LP 890-9 Lisa Kaltenegger Planet edge zone
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.
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Mysterious flare a trillion times brighter than our sun could be a 'disc inferno' ripping a baby planet apart
Robert Lea

21/06/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Mysterious Flare A Trillion Times Brighter Than Our Sun Could Be A 'Disc Inferno' Ripping A Baby Planet Apart
Astronomers have discovered what may be behind a mysterious stellar flare that has been raging for 85 years, finding it could be caused by the destruction of a super-Jupiter planet.
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Viral YouTube video explains NASA's search for alien life
Robert Lea

16/06/2023 Reading 7 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Viral Youtube Video Explains Nasa's Search For Alien Life
A new viral video by a NASA astrobiologist explains the space agency's efforts to find out whether we are alone in the universe.
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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.
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Hunt for alien life gets major boost from breakthrough on one of Saturn's moons
James Caven

15/06/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : DailyStar
Hunt For Alien Life Gets Major Boost From Breakthrough On One Of Saturn's Moons
A professor of planetary geosciences says a discovery on Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons, means the rock has “all the ingredients” for aliens to live without sunlight
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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.
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