The Unique Ability Of The Hubble Space Telescope To Characterize Young Exoplanet Environments
Modified Pass et al. (2025) Figure 2 showing an updated Cosmic Shoreline for exoplanets orbiting full convective M…
NASA Finds a “Goldilocks” Giant Planet Wrapped in Methane
Artist’s impression of a gas giant planet orbiting its distant host star. New research, led by astronomers at…
Webb Detects Methane in Atmosphere of Exo-Saturn TOI-199b
Using spectral data from the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers analyzed the…
HWO Target Stars and Systems: Activity and Rotation Catalog (ARC) of Potential Target Stars for the Habitable Worlds Observatory
Upper panels: Equatorial rotational velocity (veq) vs. projected rotational velocity (v sin i) for stars in Tiers 1,…
Maximum Lifetime Of The Vegetative Biosphere
ExoCAM simulations of Earth from the present up to 2.0 Gyr in the future, assuming CO2 remains fixed…
An astronaut aboard the ISS has captured a fireball in the atmosphere
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An image showing the cupola inside the ISS. NASA has recently unveiled an image…
A Single Power Law For The TRAPPIST-1 Flare Distribution Across Four Orders Of Magnitude In Energy
Cumulative flare-frequency distribution of TRAPPIST-1. The cumulative occurrence rate ν(≥ ETESS) is shown as a function of TESS-band…
This Tiny World in the Outer Solar System Should Be Airless, but It Has an Atmosphere
Artist’s conception of this research showing an imagined time sequence as a star passes behind a TNO with…
Methanogens Through Time and Space: Impact on Earth’s Planetary Evolution and Biogeochemistry
The multiple roles of methanogens in the modern-day carbon cycle. Processes shown in red contribute to greenhouse gas…
Horizontal Transport As A Source Of Disequilibrium Chemistry On The Nightside Of A Hot Exoplanet
NGTS-10 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a K-type star. Its mass is 2.162 Jupiters, it…
Designing with Air: Rethinking Architecture Beyond the Wall
Blur Building, Lake Neuchatel, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, 2002. Image Courtesy of Diller Scofidio + Renfro Share Share Facebook Twitter…
The Ozone Layer Is Healing, But There’s a Hidden Catch
Unexpected leaks from industrial chemicals are slowing the ozone layer’s recovery. Cutting these emissions could help the ozone…