Ironing out the interiors of exoplanets
The discovery of more than 4,500 extra-solar planets has created a need for modelling their interior structure and dynamics. As it turns out, iron plays a key role......»»
Webb Telescope is powerful enough to see a variety of biosignatures in exoplanets, argues new paper
The best hope for finding life on another world isn't listening for coded messages or traveling to distant stars, it's detecting the chemical signs of life in exoplanet atmospheres. This long hoped-for achievement is often thought to be beyond our cu.....»»
Astronomers scrutinize scorching-hot exoplanet
An international team led by Stefan Pelletier, a Ph.D. student at Université de Montréal's Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets have made a detailed study of the extremely hot giant exoplanet WASP-76 b......»»
NASA’s latest method for hunting exoplanets? Enlisting amateurs
NASA has a new program that gathers data from millions of amateur astronomers, and it could be a game-changer for astronomy......»»
The curious planets scientists have ogled in 2023, so far
Scientists have made giant leaps honing the techniques for finding worlds outside of Earth's solar system, detecting new ones on the order of hundreds every year. The number of confirmed exoplanets — planets orbiting stars other than the sun &m.....»»
Researchers detect elusive planets with CHEOPS
With the help of the CHEOPS space telescope an international team of European astronomers managed to clearly identify the existence of four new exoplanets. The four mini-Neptunes are smaller and cooler, and more difficult to find than the so-called H.....»»
Astronomers discover three exoplanets in final data from Kepler Space Telescope
The Kepler Space Telescope was retired in 2018, after discovering 2,600 confirmed exoplanets. But now there are three more to add to the mission's total,.....»»
Lillipad desk review: A sit-stand desk that fits under your bed
Lillipad's electric sit-stand desks stand out by not requiring any assembly and folding up like an ironing board for storage — which makes it perfect for temporary desk setups.Lillipad is a sit-stand desk that can fold upSit-stand desks have become.....»»
Astronomers discover two super-Earths orbiting nearby star
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered two "super-Earth" exoplanets orbiting a nearby M-dwarf star known as TOI-2095. The newfound alien worlds have short orbital periods and are.....»»
Previously unknown exoplanet discovered using machine learning
Researchers used a machine learning model to search for exoplanets with protoplanetary disks, and found one that had previously been missed......»»
Scientists discover rare element in exoplanet"s atmosphere
The rare metal terbium has been found in an exoplanet's atmosphere for the first time. The researchers at Lund University in Sweden have also developed a new method for analyzing exoplanets, making it possible to study them in more detail......»»
This NASA Telescope Has Discovered 329 New Exoplanets In Just Five Years
NASA recently released some figures for TESS's achievements from its first five years in space, including the discovery of an impressive 329 new exoplanets. NASA.....»»
Chinese astronomers detect rubidium and samarium in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet
Using the Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanets and Stable Spectroscopic Observations (ESPRESSO), astronomers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have investigated the atmosphere of MASCARA-4b—a distant "ultra-hot Jupiter" exoplanet. The.....»»
Do Earth-like exoplanets have magnetic fields? Far-off radio signal is promising sign
Earth's magnetic field does more than keep everyone's compass needles pointed in the same direction. It also helps preserve Earth's sliver of life-sustaining atmosphere by deflecting high energy particles and plasma regularly blasted out of the sun......»»
High-end trims, tech help push GMC pricing to near-luxury territory
GMC's lineup of trucks and SUVs benefits from market trends and customer preferences for more technology, plusher interiors and additional content, analysts say......»»
How Webb"s coronagraphs reveal exoplanets in the infrared
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has many different observing modes to study planets orbiting other stars, known as exoplanets. One way in particular is that Webb can directly detect some of these planets. Directly detecting planets around other sta.....»»
Tidally locked exoplanets could be habitable in the ‘terminator zone’
There are exoplanets where one side is always in sunlight and the other is always dark. But a particular region of these planets could be habitable......»»
"Terminator zones" on distant planets could harbor life, astronomers say
In a new study, University of California, Irvine astronomers describe how extraterrestrial life has the potential to exist on distant exoplanets inside a special area called the "terminator zone," which is a ring on planets that have one side that al.....»»
Two exoplanets orbiting a sun-like star discovered
Astronomers report the discovery of two new exoplanets orbiting a bright sun-like star about 175 light years away. The newfound alien worlds, designated HIP 104045 b and HIP 104045 c, were classified as a Jupiter analog and a super Neptune planet, re.....»»
How This Cutting Edge Instrument Will Help NASA Spot Hidden Exoplanets
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will help us learn more than ever before about topics like dark energy. NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will help us le.....»»
Two new gas giant exoplanets discovered with TESS
Astronomers report the detection of two new gas giant exoplanets using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The newfound alien worlds, designated TOI-3984A b and TOI-5293A b, have very short orbital periods. The discovery was detailed.....»»