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Internship Opportunity at the SETI Institute

08/11/2024 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Internship Opportunity At The Seti Institute
The SETI Institute, a scientific research center dedicated to the search for life in the universe, is pleased to offer two community college students the chance to intern with researchers during the spring semester, 2025.
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Earth at the Crossroads II

13/06/2024 Reading 1 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
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Franck Marchis Receives 2024 Carl Sagan Center Director&#039

22/05/2024 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Franck Marchis Receives 2024 Carl Sagan Center Director&#039
Mountain View, CA – May 23, 2024 – The SETI Institute recently hosted the prestigious 2024 Drake Awards, celebrating exceptional contributions to SETI and astrobiology. Dr. Andrew Siemion was honored for his pioneering work in SETI and radio astronomy alongside the 2024 SETI Forward recipients. Dr. Franck Marchis, a planetary astronomer known for research on exoplanets and asteroids with moons, was awarded the Carl Sagan Center Director's Award. Marchis co-founded and is Chief Scientific Office…
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Jupiter-like exoplanets reveal our solar system may not be so unique after all
Sharmila Kuthunur

17/10/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Jupiter-Like Exoplanets Reveal Our Solar System May Not Be So Unique After All
A new analysis shows Jupiter-like planets likely exist around young, moving stars — suggesting our solar system formed from a quiet, low-density environment.
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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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A Jupiter-size exoplanet formed around a tiny star
Robert Lea

04/08/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
A Jupiter-Size Exoplanet Formed Around A Tiny Star
Astronomers are surprised by a metal-rich, massive planet orbiting a tiny star because gas giants aren't supposed to be able to form around such diminutive red dwarf stars.
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1st evidence found for ‘Trojan planet’ worlds occupying same orbit
Robert Lea

19/07/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
1st Evidence Found For ‘Trojan Planet’ Worlds Occupying Same Orbit
Astronomers have found the first evidence of a so-called 'Trojan planet,' in the form of a young Jupiter-like world that's being tailed by a cloud of dust twice as massive as Earth's moon.
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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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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.
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Volcanoes may carpet surface of newfound Earth-size exoplanet
Mike Wall

17/05/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Volcanoes May Carpet Surface Of Newfound Earth-Size Exoplanet
A newfound exoplanet that lies 90 light-years from Earth may be studded with active volcanoes, whose emissions could sustain an atmosphere.
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2 'super-Earth' exoplanets spotted in habitable zone of nearby star
Robert Lea

12/05/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
2 'Super-Earth' Exoplanets Spotted In Habitable Zone Of Nearby Star
NASA's TESS spacecraft spotted two super-Earth planets as they crossed the face of their star within its 'habitable zone.'
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Planetary Scientists Used This New Model to Crack a Pair of Puzzling Astronomical Mysteries
Micah Hanks

03/01/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : The Debrief
Planetary Scientists Used This New Model To Crack A Pair Of Puzzling Astronomical Mysteries
A pair of puzzles that planetary scientists have observed amidst 3,800 different systems may have been solved with the aid of a new model.
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