New Mercury Like Exoplanet Full of Iron Discovered; Rotates Parent Star in Less Than 8 Earth Hours

SPACE 12.02.2021 23:48 PM

A study detected the presence of a new exoplanet GJ 367b just outside of our solar system. The planet is rich in iron an has density similar to Mercury. It could complete a revolution around its red dwarf parent star in less than a day.

Record-Breaking Exoplanet Orbits its Star in Just 16 Hours; Can You Guess This Newly Discovered 'Ultrahot Jupiter' Planet?

11.28.2021 21:09 PM

Researchers say TOI-2109b is one of the most extreme exoplanets yet discovered, spinning once every 16 hours.

Trappist-1 Planets Avoid 'Bombardment' Before; Is There Really Water in Those Exoplanets?

11.26.2021 00:44 AM

In recent years, scientists have discovered a number of planets that, if not the title of "twin of the Earth," at least claim to be its closest equivalents.

James Webb Space Telescope Could Detect Signs of Life in Exoplanets in Just 3 Days

11.01.2021 22:11 PM

James Webb Space Telescope, according to experts, can see six exoplanets, including K2-18B, in around 60 hours!

5 Exoplanets That Will Leave You Horrified and Grateful for Habitable Earth

10.28.2021 23:04 PM

This Halloween, it is better to acknowledge the existence of the terrifying exoplanets and thank God that Earth is habitable.

NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory Telescope Finds Signs of First Planet Found Outside Milky Way

10.25.2021 22:18 PM

Astronomers using NASA's powerful Chandra X-Ray Observatory telescope may have recently discovered evidence of the first exoplanet circling a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy.

Hawaii Astronomers Discover Youngest Exoplanet Yet Via Mauna Kea Telescopes

10.24.2021 21:29 PM

Exoplanet 2M0437b, which originated just a few million years ago, has been photographed by scientists through Mauna Kea telescope.

NASA Shared Its 'Visions of the Future' Video For Space Tourism Featuring Kayaking on Saturn's Moon Titan, Skydiving in Exoplanet

10.21.2021 00:32 AM

NASA just shared a video of future space tourism when civilians can go beyond Earth's orbit to visit other planets and moons that could one day become vacation destinations for humans.

Exoplanet 95 Light-Years From Earth Lost Its Atmosphere in a ‘Giant Impact’ 200,000 Years Ago

10.21.2021 00:24 AM

Due to a collision about 200,000 years ago, a 'great impact' in outer space stripped' part of the HD 172555 planet's atmospheric system.

Giant Exoplanet With An Iron Rain Baffles Astronomers; Why Is This Ultra-Hot Jupiter Making Too Much Calcium?

10.06.2021 00:56 AM

The inferno-like WASP-76b exoplanet, where iron is vaporized and rains down like rain, is much hotter than previously imagined, according to a new research.

Superconducting Single-Photon Detector Improved; Spectral Resolution Twice the Standard MKID

10.05.2021 02:04 AM

A new study improved the standard spectral resolution of a microwave kinetic inductance detector by preventing photon energies from leaking the superconductors.

Astronomers Detected Clouds on Distant Exoplanet WASP-127b, Revealing the Upper Structure of Its Atmosphere

09.27.2021 06:11 AM

An international team of astronomers detected clouds on the exoplanet WASP-127b as they spot puffs of unknown composition floating above its upper atmosphere.

New Hot Jupiter Found; Astronomers Say the Discovery is Twice Larger Than the Gas Giant Planet

09.06.2021 21:55 PM

A team of astronomers, led by Yale University’s Samuel Cabot reports the discovery of a new exoplanet of this sort, which turns out to comprise an extremely high temperature on the surface.

Hycean Worlds: Studying 'Mini-Neptunes' Could Advance Search for Extraterrestrial Life

08.27.2021 23:34 PM

In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists turned to potentially habitable exoplanets and have found K2-18b, a planet belonging to a class called 'Hycean worlds.'

New Class of Exoplanets Called ‘Hycean’ Planets Could Support Life

08.25.2021 22:15 PM

Exoplanets of the Hycean class are bigger and warmer than Earth-like planets. This makes them more visible from Earth and allows for the detection of indications of life.

NEID Spectrometer at Kitt Peak National Observatory Starts Exoplanet Investigation As They Search for Planets Like Earth

08.12.2021 01:27 AM

The NEID spectrometer has begun its search for planets similar to Earth and beyond our solar system.

New Rocky Exoplanet Half the Mass of Venus Discovered in Another System Orbiting Star L 98-59

08.09.2021 07:48 AM

In a groundbreaking discovery, a new exoplanet has been found to be only half as massive as our Venus.

Exoplanet 35 Light-Years Away from Earth Has 320 Degrees Fahrenheit Temperature; Hot Enough for Baking

07.30.2021 07:37 AM

The University of Hawaii researchers recently illustrated an exoplanet to 35-light years away from Earth, the nearest one to be imaged so far.

2 Stars 1 Planet: Could an Exoplanet Form and Survive in the Middle of Two Stars?

07.29.2021 06:25 AM

Researchers devices simulations of an exoplanet orbiting a star while a companion star was a few planets away. Similar to the dual-sunsets of Tatooine, research suggests that it might not be purely science fiction.

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

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.