Astronomers have discovered a hungry baby planet gobbling up material around an infant star located around 430 light-years from Earth. The planet has been given the suitably cute name WISPIT 2b. WISPIT 2b is estimated to be a gas giant around the size of Jupiter and around just 5 million years old. If this seems ancient, remember our solar system …
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The exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d intrigues astronomers looking for possibly habitable worlds beyond our solar system because it is similar in size to Earth, rocky, and resides in an area around its star where liquid water on its surface is theoretically possible. But according to a new study using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, it does not have an …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 The James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered a new exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri A. 🌌 The potential planet is about 10,000 times fainter than its host star, showcasing the telescope’s advanced capabilities. 🌍 Located in the habitable zone, the gas giant offers a unique research opportunity despite its inability to support life. 🚀 Future observations …
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Astronomers may be starting to get the goods on lava planets. These fiery worlds share a similar density to Earth but orbit so close to their host stars that their scorching daytime temperatures melt the very rocks they’re made of, creating possible oceans of magma that cover their surface. While lava worlds represent an exciting new frontier in exoplanet science, …
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have found strong evidence for a new exoplanet — one orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the nearest sun-like star to Earth. It’s located just four light-years away from us, in the Alpha Centauri triple-star system. Using JWST‘s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), the team imaged Alpha Centauri with a coronagraphic mask to remove the glare …
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A fifth planet has been detected within the habitable zone of a neighboring star, where conditions could perhaps support liquid water and potentially life. Located about 35 light-years from Earth, L 98-59 is a cool, dim red dwarf star already known to host a compact system of small, rocky planets. The latest discovery, led by researchers at the Université de Montréal’s …
Read More »Hints of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b Recede Even Further The New York Times Unraveling The Non-equilibrium Chemistry Of The Temperate Sub-Neptune K2-18 b astrobiology.com K2-18b: The Ocean World Beyond Our Solar System Vocal ‘Strongest ever signs’ of alien life found by scientists The Mirror A Water-rich Interior In The Temperate Sub-Neptune K2-18 b Revealed By JWST astrobiology.com Source link
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A massive planet trapped in a death spiral around its star could unlock some of the secrets surrounding star systems. However, the fate of this world is not yet set in stone, with two deaths and one “rebirth” possible in its future. The extrasolar planet or “exoplanet” in question is TOI-2109b, which has five times the mass of Jupiter and …
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Exoplanet is shrinking before the X-ray eyes of NASA’s Chandra spacecraft: ‘The future for this baby planet doesn’t look great’ SpaceView Full Coverage on Google News Source link
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A baby planet is shrinking from the size of Jupiter with a thick atmosphere to a small, barren world, according to a new study from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This transformation is happening as the host star unleashes a barrage of X-rays that is tearing the young planet’s atmosphere away at an enormous rate. The planet, named TOI 1227 b, …
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