Four planets found orbiting a star 6 light-years from Earth
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
Several planets found orbiting star less than 6 light-years away
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...
Total turnaround in astronomy: a never-before-seen structure discovered in the solar system
The Solar System continues to surprise us day after day and its presence in terms of dominance and expansion goes far beyond ...
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James Webb Space Telescope sees four giant alien planets circling nearby star (images)
"We have been waiting for 10 years to confirm that our finely tuned operations of the telescope would also allow us to access ...
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JWST Finds Its First Carbon Dioxide In Planets Outside The Solar System
The JWST has spotted the presence of carbon dioxide on HR 8799’s four known planets, part of a system astronomers use to ...
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James Webb telescope captures first images of CO2 outside solar system
For years, astronomers have sought a way to directly observe the atmospheres of exoplanets, worlds orbiting distant stars.
Webb telescope images of exoplanets "stunned researchers," offer insight into carbon dioxide, NASA says
The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...
JWST captures its first direct images of carbon dioxide outside solar system
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in ...
Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth—an expert explains what we know
Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...
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How many moons are in the solar system?
The number of planetary moons may also increase if we find more planets in the solar system. One such world is the elusive Planet Nine — a hypothetical giant planet that may lurk in the far ...
Cosmic Breakthrough as Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide on Young Alien Planets
Giant Exoplanets in HR 8799 System Likely Formed Like Jupiter and Saturn The first exoplanet was discovered in the 1990s, but ...
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Beyond our solar system: scientists identify a new exoplanet candidate
In research highlighted in a new paper, published today in The Astrophysical Journal, Scientia Senior Lecturer Ben Montet and PhD candidate Brendan McKee analysed changes in the timing of a known ...