Barnard’s Star Planetary System May Be Filled with Water-Poor Rocky Worlds
A new analysis suggests the four sub-Earth exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s star — the Sun’s nearest single-star neighbor —…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Likely Originated in Outskirts of Ancient Planetary System
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have measured carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in 3I/ATLAS, the third…
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Formed in Ultra-Cold Planetary System, ALMA Reveals
Water is made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, hence its H2O formula. In typical water…
Two Protoplanets Emerge from Dusty Disk around Nearby Young Star
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and VLT Interferometer (VLTI) in Chile, astronomers have directly observed two gas…
Scientists spot 200-million-year-old star system before adulthood
Astronomers already know how planetary systems are born and how they look once they are fully grown, but…
Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may hold Earth-like atmosphere, JWST finds
Astronomers have taken a huge leap towards discovering habitable worlds, and the world now eagerly anticipates a rocky…