Exoplanet
Astronomers discover striking evidence of ‘unusual’ stellar evolution
Magnetic activity plays key role in exoplanet habitability.
Astronomers have found an exoplanet that can match Venus’ shininess
Cheops shows scorching exoplanet acts like a mirror.
Multiple rock-forming elements detected in the scorching exoplanet’s atmosphere
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, have detected multiple rock-forming elements in the...
Astronomers identified four new exoplanets playing ‘hide and seek’
The planets are the size of Neptune or slightly smaller with 4.9 and 3.4 Earth radii.
Astronomers observed first radiation belt seen outside our solar system
High-resolution imaging of radio emissions from an ultracool dwarf.
First evidence of a dying Sun-like star engulfing an exoplanet
Astronomers using the Gemini South telescope in Chile, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, have observed the first evidence of a dying Sun-like star engulfing an...
Webb finds water vapor around a rocky exoplanet
Water vapor in an atmosphere on a hot rocky planet would represent a major breakthrough for exoplanet science.
NASA’S JWST measures the temperature of a rocky exoplanet
An international team of researchers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to measure the temperature of the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b. The...
Webb spotted silicate cloud features in a remote planet’s atmosphere
Researchers observing with the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed silicate cloud features in a distant planet’s atmosphere. The atmosphere is constantly rising,...
Astronomers found a rare exoplanet suited to probe alien life
A nearby potentially habitable Earth-mass exoplanet.