Moon-Forming Disk Captured Around Exoplanets Resembling Saturn and Jupiter; PDS 70 System May Support Theories on How Planets and Moons Form

SPACE 07.26.2021 05:52 AM

Astronomy experts discovered a distant system that is comprised of planets resembling Saturn and Jupiter. Both of the planets are in their early formation stage, with one of them having a moon-forming disk.

Isotopes Found in Exoplanet's Atmosphere for the First Time Yet

07.14.2021 22:10 PM

An international team of astronomers have become the first in the world to detect isotopes in the atmosphere of an exoplanet.

Exoplanets With "Goldilocks Zone" Could Host Life, NASA Suggests

07.12.2021 00:01 AM

Planets which are tilted on their axis, like Earth, are more capable of evolving complex life. This finding will help scientists refine the search for more advanced life on exoplanets.

Father, Son Helps NASA Find 2 Planets Orbiting Sun-Like Star

06.15.2021 06:54 AM

Citizen scientists made the discovery by observing the brightness of the star over a month using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.

Rouge Exoplanets' Wandering Moons Might Be Habitable, Atmosphere and Water Found?

06.13.2021 08:20 AM

While exoplanets itself might not be habitable, new evidence suggests the existence of a vast population of moons orbiting them could host life.

New Planet Discovered? Scientists Find Water Clouds in Exoplanet With Earth-Like Temperature

06.10.2021 23:55 PM

Scientists have recently discovered an exoplanet positioned 90 light-years from Earth and it is believed to have contained water clouds.

Hydroxyl Molecule Common on Earth Detected for the First Time in Ultra-Hot Exoplanet's Atmosphere

05.17.2021 05:10 AM

An international collaboration of astronomers has detected the hydroxyl molecule common on Earth in the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-33b, or also called "ultra-hot Jupiter."

New Super-Earth Found: Does It Orbit a Red Dwarf Star in 2.4 Days?

04.18.2021 22:56 PM

A year on this Super-Earth would only be two days, nine hours and thirty minutes long in Earth terms.

NASA's Roman Mission: Will Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Find 100,000 Exoplanets?

04.05.2021 23:22 PM

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will create enormous cosmic panoramas, helping us answer questions about the evolution of our universe.

First Ever Tectonic Activity on Exoplanet Full of Volcanoes Recorded

03.06.2021 21:46 PM

Astronomers say volcanoes might light up the night sky of an exoplanet named LHS 3844b. A recent study undertaken by researchers at the University of Bern revealed that the nightside of an exoplanet called LHS 3844b is tectonically active.

Titan Atmosphere Simulated in Research Lead by IBM: Possible Key to Knowing Origin of Earth Life

03.01.2021 00:04 AM

In the ongoing search for the next habitable body, one of the candidates is Titan, Saturn's largest moon. A new study recreates its atmosphere in a lab.

Researchers Discover Jupiter-Like Exoplanet that has Complex Weather System

02.04.2021 22:23 PM

When it comes to outer space, weather-associated activity remains something experts are working to further discover and understand.

Did These Two Teenagers Found Four Planets Orbiting a Nearby Star?

01.30.2021 22:00 PM

Two high schoolers aged just 16 and 18 years old have discovered four new exoplanets. The rare achievement is described as “hitting the jackpot.”

Meet OPH 98, A Pair of Weird Binary Wandering Across The Universe

01.29.2021 00:08 AM

Astronomers discovered two strange objects orbiting each other. The cosmic curiosities, named OPH 98, turned out to be "failed stars" orbiting each other.

TRAPPIST-1 Planets May Have Unusual Similar Compositions, NASA Says

01.26.2021 03:30 AM

NASA claims that TRAPPIST-1 star system’s seven planets have compositions that appear to be low in density and disturbingly similar.

Experts Found At Least Six Super-Earths Dancing Around a Star; What Makes It Special?

01.25.2021 22:40 PM

Astronomers found a planetary system including six planets, and it's not quite like anything they've seen before. Will it change the theories of how planets form?

Experts Discovered a Weird, Hot Jupiter as It Passed Through a Star

01.25.2021 00:40 AM

At an incredible speed, the exoplanet classified as WASP-62b flails around the parent star. With a fully cloudless atmosphere, the planet is a hot Jupiter.

“Cotton-Candy” Exoplanet WASP-107b Apparently Has Less Core Mass Than Previously Thought

01.19.2021 03:30 AM

Astronomers from the University of Montreal (UdeM) discovered that the core mass for exoplanet WASP-107b is a lot lower than previously thought necessary to form giant gas planets such as Saturn and Jupiter.

'Super-Earth' Orbiting One of Milky Way's Oldest Stars, Observed

01.13.2021 01:19 AM

Researchers estimate the average temperature on "Super Earth" is roughly around 3,140 degrees Fahrenheit.

Space Telescope Ariel: Europe Moves Ahead With Exoplanet Mission

11.13.2020 07:00 AM

The UK-led Space Telescope Ariel has been given the green light to go "full speed ahead" on a world-first mission to study more than 1,000 planets beyond our solar system.

Stellar Flares Affect the Habitability of Exoplanets

11.09.2020 19:00 PM

Researchers discovered that active stars might be responsible for exoplanets becoming inhabitable. The evolution of planetary atmospheres is influenced by space weather which generally comprises of events on the Sun and near-Earth space.