Webb Detects Giant Clouds of Helium Leaking from WASP-107b
Using high-precision spectroscopic observations from the Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb…
Astronomers discover nearby super-earth in star’s zone
Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth located a relatively short 18 light-years from our solar system, positioning…
Aging Stars May Be Destroying Close-In Giant Exoplanets, Astronomers Say
At the end of their main-sequence life span, stars similar in mass to our Sun will undergo a…
NASA’s James Webb Telescope maps 400-light-year-distant planet in 3D, revealing heat so extreme it breaks water apart
An artistic depiction of the WASP-18b exoplanet (Image source: NASA) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has mapped the…
After 20 years of research, astronomers discover a planet that looks strangely like Earth
For years, many astronomers have been searching for exoplanets in the universe. And although some of them are…
Astronomers Find Three Earth-Sized Exoplanets in Compact Binary System
The binary stellar system TOI-2267 likely harbors two warm Earth-sized exoplanets and an additional Earth-sized candidate, according to…
Astronomers Create 3D Temperature Map of Hot-Jupiter WASP-18b
The new map of WASP-18b, a hot-Jupiter exoplanet located approximately 325 light-years from Earth, reveals an atmosphere with…
New ‘Super-Earth’ just 18 light-years away sparks hope for life beyond our solar system |
New ‘Super-Earth’ just 18 light-years away sparks hope for life beyond our solar system Imagine looking up at…
Earth 2.0 less than 20 light-years away? Scientists have just found a super-Earth in search for life
Guess it’s time for Earth 2.0!Imagine a world so close to us in cosmic terms — just next…
Super-Earth Candidate Found in Habitable Zone of Gliese 251
Gliese 251 is an early red dwarf star and the 74th closest star system to our Sun. An…
Earth May Not Be So Special After All, New Study Finds
Illustration of exoplanet K2-18b. The planet is thought to have a thick gas envelope and no global ocean.…