Hubble Comparison of Two “Hot Jupiter” Exoplanets
Using the Hubble Space Telescope astronomers compare two seemingly similar “hot Jupiter” exoplanets, finding that WASP-67 b and HAT-P-38 b have very different atmospheres. Is…
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Newly Discovered Exoplanet KELT-9b is Hotter than Most Stars
An international team of astronomers has discovered a planet like Jupiter zipping around its host star every day, boiling at temperatures hotter than most stars…
Astronomers Identify a Regular Pattern in the Orbits TRAPPIST-1 Planets
Using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has identified a regular pattern in the orbits of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. This…
Hubble & Spitzer Reveal Primitive Atmosphere Around Planet HAT-P-26b
Using observations from the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, a team of astronomers reveals that the distant planet HAT-P-26b has a primitive atmosphere composed almost…
Astronomers Show Planetary Harmonies Save The TRAPPIST-1 System From Destruction
In a newly published study, astronomers describe the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system as being in something called a “resonant chain,” which strongly stabilizes the…
Astronomers Detect Atmosphere Around Super-Earth Planet GJ 1132b
Using ESO/MPG telescope in Chile, a team of astronomers has detected an atmosphere around an Earth-like planet for the first time. The planet, super-Earth planet…
SOFIA Confirms Nearby Epsilon Eridani System Is Remarkably Similar To Our Solar System
Using data from NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), astronomers confirm that the nearby Epsilon Eridani system has an architecture remarkably similar to that…
Newly Discovered TRAPPIST-1 System Could Spread Life Between Adjacent Exoplanets
University of Chicago postdoctoral scholar Sebastiaan Krijt asks the question: If a life form existed on one of the TRAPPIST-1 planets, could space debris carry…
Astronomers Discover Earth-Mass ‘Iceball’ Planet OGLE-2016-BLG-1195Lb
By combining Spitzer and ground-based KMTNet microlensing observations, a team of astronomers has discovered a new planet with the mass of Earth. The planet, called…
Astronomers Detail the Newly Discovered and Potentially Habitable Super-Earth LHS 1140 b
Astronomers are moving to the next phase of studying alien worlds – searching for signs of life on planets outside our Solar System. And the…
Cassini Mission & Hubble Telescope Provide New Insights into ‘Ocean Worlds’
NASA’s Cassini Mission and Hubble Space Telescope are providing new details about ocean-bearing moons of Jupiter and Saturn, increasing the scientific interest of these and…
NASA to Reveal New Discoveries about Ocean Worlds in Our Solar System
NASA is set to release new details on ocean worlds discovered by Hubble and the Cassini Spacecraft. On Thursday, April 13 at 2 p.m. EDT…
Astronomers Discover a “Lost” Planet That is Nearly the Size of Neptune
Using Kepler data, Yale astronomers have discovered a Neptune-sized exoplanet – Kepler-150 f. Yale astronomers have discovered a “lost” planet that is nearly the size…
HD 106906b Reveals Insights Into How Planets Evolve
New research suggests that HD 106906b formed outside the debris disk, where it’s visible it today, as opposed to having been formed inside the debris…
James Webb Space Telescope Will Provide a Closer Look at the TRAPPIST-1 System
Astronomers plan to use the James Webb Space Telescope to detect atmospheric features of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. With the discovery of seven…
ESOcast 96: The Discovery of Earth-Like Worlds
ESOcast 96 explores the discovery of Earth-like, potentially habitable worlds orbiting a nearby star known as TRAPPIST-1. Just 40 light-years away, the star’s diminutive size…
New NASA-Funded Website Lets Public Search for New Worlds
A new website funded by NASA lets the public search for new worlds in the outer reaches of our solar system and in neighboring interstellar…
Dataset of 1,600 Nearby Stars Available to the Public
Carnegie Institution for Science has made a huge dataset of 1,600 nearby stars available to the public so they can help find signs of new…