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New planet named Enaiposha is unlike anything in our solar system
It started as another exoplanet in a group labeled “ordinary.” No one expected that a world, once thought to be a mini-Neptune, would reveal traits of a super-Venus and change how we see certain ...
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Astronomers discover exotic atmosphere on scorching hot exoplanet Cuancoá. 'Like finding a snowball that hasn't melted in a fire'
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor and thick clouds on LTT 9779 b, an ultra-hot Neptune locked in a blistering 19-hour orbit. Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope ...
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Astronomers Find Four New Exoplanets Orbiting a Neighboring Star, the ‘White Whale’ of Planet Seekers
An artist’s rendering of Barnard’s Star, as seen from one of the newly discovered exoplanets orbiting it International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / P. Marenfeld under CC BY 4.0 ...
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After 50 Years of Searching for Exoplanets, We Found Our Smallest Cosmic Neighbors Orbiting Local Star
An artist’s illustration of the planets around Barnard’s Star – credit: International Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab/International Gemini Observatory Astronomers have identified 4 ...
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This Newly Found Exoplanet Is So Light, Scientists Don’t Know What It’s Made Of
Astronomers have spotted two fascinating exoplanets around TOI-1453. One is a super-Earth, the other an ultra-light sub-Neptune, possibly cloaked in a thick atmosphere. (Artists view of TOI-1453.) ...
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4 tiny, Earth-like planets found circling 2nd-closest star system to us — and could be visited by future human generations
A quartet of small, rocky exoplanets likely circle Barnard's Star, around 6 light-years from Earth, putting them in contention as targets of missions for future human generations.
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Webb telescope just snapped direct image of worlds many light-years away
A conception of the James Webb Space Telescope orbiting 1 million miles from Earth. Credit: NASA GSFC / CIL / Adriana Manrique Gutierrez You don't see this every day. "Our hope with this kind of ...
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Newfound Exoplanets around Barnard’s Star Resolve Long-Standing Astronomical Quest
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four small planets around Barnard’s Star, one of Earth’s nearest and perhaps most notorious neighboring stars. The new discoveries verify a study ...
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In a first, Webb telescope directly observes exoplanet CO2
PARIS: The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar system for the first time, scientists announced on Monday. The gas ...
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Webb telescope directly observes exoplanet CO2 for first time
US-led team of researchers used Webb to directly detect carbon dioxide in the atmosphere The James Webb Space Telescope separates from Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket after launching from Europe’s ...
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Webb telescope images of exoplanets "stunned researchers," offer insight into carbon dioxide, NASA says
The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar system for the first time, scientists announced Monday. The gas giants are ...
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Webb telescope's images of exoplanets "stunned researchers," NASA says
The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar system for the first time, scientists announced Monday. The gas giants are ...