Hubble observes weird star system with three off-kilter, planet-forming disks
Planets form from large disks of dust and gas that collect around their host stars. Billions of years ago, our solar system would have looked like a single point of…
James Webb detects water vapor in rocky planet’s atmosphere — maybe
The hunt for habitable exoplanets is on, and with the James Webb Space Telescope, we finally have a tool that can not only detect the presence of a planet in…
This Piping-Hot Rocky World Looks Surprisingly Wet
The Webb Space Telescope recently trained its perceptive gaze on a rocky exoplanet about 26 light-years from Earth and found that it appears to have water vapor in its atmosphere—a…
Weirdly large ‘forbidden’ exoplanet orbits a relatively tiny star
Astronomers have discovered a “forbidden” planet that appears to be far larger than should be possible given its circumstances. A team of researchers investigated a candidate exoplanet called TOI 5205b,…
How James Webb peers into the atmospheres of far-off exoplanets
We are entering a new period of exoplanet astronomy, with a recent announcement that the James Webb Space Telescope has detected its first exoplanet. The promise of Webb is that…
Hubble and Spitzer spot two far-off watery worlds
Hubble and Spitzer have identified two planets which seem to be water worlds, with oceans which are 500 times deeper than those on Earth. Fumali – Service providers Marketplace
James Webb gets most detailed look yet at an exoplanet’s atmosphere
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to get the most in-depth look yet at the atmosphere of planet WASP-39 b.
James Webb snapped a picture of an exoplanet for the first time
The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped an image an exoplanet for the first time.
Peering into the atmosphere of an ultra-hot exoplanet
Astronomers have investigated the ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-189b’s atmosphere, and found that it’s just as odd as the planet beneath.
This weird exoplanet is shaped like a rugby ball
Exoplanets come in many sizes, and sometimes they also come in unusual shapes – like this planet the shape of a rugby ball.