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NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet - NASA Science
While the planet is too hot to be habitable, detecting its atmosphere could provide insights into the early conditions of Earth, Venus, and Mars.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet - NASA Science
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth.science.nasa.gov
Breaking the Scaling Limits: New Ultralow-noise Superconducting Camera for Exoplanet Searches - NASA Science
When imaging faint objects such as distant stars or exoplanets, capturing every last bit of light is crucial to get the most out of a scientific mission.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Maps Weather on Planet 280 Light-Years Away - NASA Science
An international team of researchers has successfully used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to map the weather on the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 b.science.nasa.gov
That Starry Night Sky? It's Full of Eclipses
Stars and their planets make their own eclipses – important scientific tools for detecting and characterizing exoplanets.science.nasa.gov
Discovery Alert: a Long Year for a 'Cold Saturn'
Two recently discovered exoplanets, gas giants possibly similar to Saturn, could be candidates for further atmospheric investigation.science.nasa.gov
More Planets than Stars: Kepler's Legacy - NASA
The Kepler mission enabled the discovery of thousands of exoplanets, revealing a deep truth about our place in the cosmos: there are more planets than starsJames Anderson (NASA)
Discovery Alert: Glowing Cloud Points to a Cosmic Collision - NASA Science
Scientists find that a glowing cloud that obscured a star was caused by a cataclysmic collision of two giant exoplanets.science.nasa.gov
Discovery Alert: A 'Super-Earth' in the Habitable Zone - NASA Science
A newly discovered 'super-Earth' dwells in the habitable zone of its parent star – and might have a roughly Earth-sized companion.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Hubble Finds Water Vapor in Small Exoplanet's Atmosphere - NASA Science
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere.science.nasa.gov
Discovery Alert: Earth-sized Planet Has a 'Lava Hemisphere' - NASA Science
In a system with two known planets, astronomers saw a small object cross the Sun-sized star. It was another world: extra hot and Earth-sized.science.nasa.gov
NASA Features New Discoveries at American Astronomical Society Meeting - NASA Science
Experts will discuss new research from NASA missions at the 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), on topics ranging from planets outside our solar system to fleeting, high-energy explosions in the universe.science.nasa.gov
NASA's Hubble Observes Exoplanet Atmosphere Changing Over 3 Years - NASA Science
By combining several years of observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope along with conducting computer modelling, astronomers have found evidence for massive cyclones and other dynamic weather activity swirling on a hot, Jupiter-sized planet 88…science.nasa.gov
Seeing and Believing: 15 Years of Exoplanet Images - NASA Science
Fifteen years ago, astronomers delivered what is now an iconic direct image of an exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b. What's next?science.nasa.gov
NASA’s Webb Identifies Tiniest Free-Floating Brown Dwarf - NASA
Brown dwarfs are objects that straddle the dividing line between stars and planets. They form like stars, growing dense enough to collapse under their ownSteve Sabia (NASA)
Seeing and Believing: 15 Years of Exoplanet Images - NASA Science
Fifteen years ago, astronomers delivered what is now an iconic direct image of an exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b. What's next?science.nasa.gov
Webb Study Reveals Rocky Planets Can Form in Extreme Environments - NASA
An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to provide the first observation of water and other molecules in the highlysteve sabia (NASA)
Discovery Alert: Watch the Synchronized Dance of a 6-Planet System - NASA Science
Six "sub-Neptune" exoplanets orbit their star in a rhythmic dance – one easily set to music.science.nasa.gov
NASA Data Reveals Possible Reason Some Exoplanets Are Shrinking - NASA
A new study could explain the ‘missing’ exoplanets between super-Earths and sub-Neptunes.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
Webb Follows Neon Signs Toward New Thinking on Planet Formation - NASA
Scientists are following neon signs in a search for clues to one planetary system’s future and the past of another – our own solar system. Following up on asteve sabia (NASA)
Construction on NASA Mission to Map 450 Million Galaxies Is Under Way - NASA
Key elements are coming together for NASA’s SPHEREx mission, a space telescope that will create a map of the universe like none before.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
Scorching, Seven-Planet System Revealed by New Kepler Exoplanet List - NASA
A system of seven sweltering planets has been revealed by continued study of data from NASA’s retired Kepler space telescope: Each one is bathed in moreFrank Tavares (NASA)
Why NASA’s Roman Mission Will Study Milky Way’s Flickering Lights - NASA
Roman’s long-term sky monitoring, which will enable these results, represents a boon to what scientists call time-domain astronomy, which studies how theAshley Balzer (NASA)
NASA’s Roman Mission Gears Up for a Torrent of Future Data
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team is exploring ways to support community efforts that will prepare for the deluge of data the mission will return.Ashley Balzer (NASA)