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Move over TRAPPIST-1 – there’s an exciting new planetary system in town. Meet Kepler-385, home to seven Super-Earths that were just discovered in existing data.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Exoplanet, Planet, TRAPPIST-1, Kepler Mission,… Continue reading Move over TRAPPIST-1: New planetary system of 7 Super-Earths discovered
The James Webb Space Telescope has achieved one of the first major science goals announced for it way back in 2017. The infrared instrument has now probed the atmosphere around one of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTa… Continue reading James Webb analyzes atmosphere of first TRAPPIST planet
Researchers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to measure the temperature of the innermost planet in the TRAPPIST-1 system, shedding more light on the ability of planets like these to support life.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: TRA… Continue reading James Webb sheds more light on exoplanets’ ability to support life
Two emerging technologies could be combined to produce a powerful infrared signal that could be spotted from distant planets, according to research in The Astrophysical Journal. Continue reading Aliens Might Notice Us if We Shot a Giant Laser at Them, Study Says
Scientists have discovered thousands of alien worlds beyond the solar system. Here’s what some of them might look like on the surface. Continue reading Explore Distant Exoplanets With These NASA Simulations
Frequent solar flares from red dwarfs make the exoplanets less than ideal. Continue reading Planets Orbiting the TRAPPIST-1 Star Might Not be Great for Life After All
They’re small and rocky like Earth, and may have an Earthlike atmosphere, too. Continue reading Scientists Studied the Atmospheres of Earth-size Exoplanets For the First Time