It Rains Deep Inside Planets – And That Could Rewrite How We Understand Alien Worlds
What if water and hydrogen don’t stay separated inside planets like Earth and Neptune? New research from UCLA and Princeton ...
Unlocking Alien Worlds: Scientists Develop New Technique To Detect Water on Exoplanets
Researchers are using basalt spectra to study exoplanets and search for water with the James Webb Space Telescope. By studying chemical processes in the Earth's hot mantle, Cornell scientists are ...
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2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but unlike any in our ...
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What's the difference between a young exoplanet and an old one?
A new study compares young and old exoplanets to uncover how worlds shrink, migrate and evolve over time — offering insights ...
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Astronomers discover exotic atmosphere on scorching hot exoplanet Cuancoá. 'Like finding a snowball that hasn't melted in a fire'
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor and thick clouds on LTT 9779 b, an ultra-hot Neptune locked in a ...
The closest potentially Earth-like exoplanet probably can't host life
Only a few years ago, astronomers heralded the discovery of a rocky world circling the sun 's closest space neighbor, Proxima ...
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From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...
NASA’s TESS telescope uncovers strange exoplanet 250 light-years from Earth
NASA's TESS telescope has discovered an intriguing exoplanet, TOI-1453 c, located 250 light-years away, with an unusually low ...
Atmospheres of new planets might have unexpected mixtures of hydrogen and water
All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't ...
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5 of the Strangest and Most Dangerous Exoplanets Ever Discovered
Learn what planet rains molten iron and which planet has two moons like Tatooine in Star Wars.
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2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
The incredibly low density of TOI-1453 c suggests the exoplanet likely has a thick, hydrogen-rich atmosphere or a composition dominated by water. "This makes it an ideal candidate for future ...