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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 ...
Space.com19d
Astronomers discover exotic atmosphere on scorching hot exoplanet Cuancoá. 'Like finding a snowball that hasn't melted in a fire'
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have delved into the atmosphere of the scorching hot exoplanet LTT 9779 b. Officially named Cuancoá, this Neptune-sized exoplanet was ...
Smithsonian Magazine19d
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 ...
GoodNewsNetwork20d
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 ...
SciTech Daily20d
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.) ...
Live Science20d
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.
Mashable20d
Webb telescope just snapped direct image of worlds many light-years away
SEE ALSO: NASA dropped a new report. It's a wake-up call. It's tremendously challenging to capture direct images of exoplanets — as opposed to common observational methods like watching them ...
Scientific American21d
Newfound Exoplanets around Barnard’s Star Resolve Long-Standing Astronomical Quest
The frequency of that stellar wobble reveals an exoplanet’s orbital period and distance from its star, and its strength provides an estimate of the unseen world’s mass. The observations ...
Dawn21d
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 ...
Gulf News21d
Webb telescope directly observes exoplanet CO2 for first time
Normally, the Webb telescope only detects exoplanets by glimpsing them when they cross in front of their host star. This "transiting method" was how Webb indirectly detected CO2 in the atmosphere ...
CBS News21d
Webb telescope images of exoplanets "stunned researchers," offer insight into carbon dioxide, NASA says
Normally, the Webb telescope only detects exoplanets by glimpsing them when they cross in front of their host star. This "transiting method" was how Webb indirectly detected CO2 in the atmosphere ...
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Webb telescope's images of exoplanets "stunned researchers," NASA says
Normally, the Webb telescope only detects exoplanets by glimpsing them when they cross in front of their host star. This "transiting method" was how Webb indirectly detected CO2 in the atmosphere ...