Scientists find a molecule never before found outside our solar system on a planet with glass rain
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Scientists find a molecule never before found outside our solar system on a planet with glass rain
An exoplanet where rain made of glass flies through the atmosphere was hiding another secret: It has an atmosphere that smells like sulfur.
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A team that includes a University of Michigan astronomer has identified a temperate exoplanet as a promising super-Earth ice or water world. The planet emerges as one of the most promising habitable zone exoplanet candidates known, potentially harboring an atmosphere and even a liquid water ocean.
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Astronomers find surprising ice world in the habitable zone with JWST data
A team that includes a University of Michigan astronomer has identified a temperate exoplanet as a promising super-Earth ice or water world.
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🔭 Astronomers have identified a potential "Earth twin", HD 137010 b, with similar size and year length, orbiting a sun-like star 146 light-years away.
🛰️ The signal was detected from a 10-hour dimming event of the star HD 137010 in 2017 by NASA's retired Kepler telescope, flagged by the Planet Hunters project.
❓ Confirmation is challenging due to only one observed transit and Kepler's mission ending. The candidate's orbital period could range from 300 to 550 days, making it potentially frigid.
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🛰️ The signal was detected from a 10-hour dimming event of the star HD 137010 in 2017 by NASA's retired Kepler telescope, flagged by the Planet Hunters project.
❓ Confirmation is challenging due to only one observed transit and Kepler's mission ending. The candidate's orbital period could range from 300 to 550 days, making it potentially frigid.
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Atmosphere of Saturn-sized planet with Earth-like temperature contains methane: « The new details about the composition of the planet’s atmosphere will inform models of planetary formation and evolution and could improve astronomer’s understanding of how Earth’s…
⭐ A Saturn-sized exoplanet, TOI-199b, has been found to have an atmosphere rich in methane by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. This planet has Earth-like temperatures, about 175°F.
⭐ This is the first detailed atmospheric analysis of a temperate, giant exoplanet, offering insights into planetary formation and evolution, and potentially Earth's atmosphere.
⭐ The study, published May 20 in The Astronomical Journal, used transmission spectroscopy to analyze starlight passing through TOI-199b's atmosphere. Methane was detected, confirming previous models. Ammonia and carbon dioxide were also hinted at.
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⭐ This is the first detailed atmospheric analysis of a temperate, giant exoplanet, offering insights into planetary formation and evolution, and potentially Earth's atmosphere.
⭐ The study, published May 20 in The Astronomical Journal, used transmission spectroscopy to analyze starlight passing through TOI-199b's atmosphere. Methane was detected, confirming previous models. Ammonia and carbon dioxide were also hinted at.
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First atmosphere found around Earth-like planet LHS 1140b Read Full Article #Exoplanets #Astronomy #LHS1140b
🌟 Earth-like Planet Found with Atmosphere: Researchers have detected the first atmosphere on a rocky planet, LHS 1140 b, located in the habitable zone of a distant star 48 light-years away.
🔬 Helium Detected, Life Potential Unknown: The detected gas is helium, which alone cannot support life. However, scientists believe other, potentially life-supporting gases, may exist lower in the atmosphere.
🔭 Significant Step in Search for Life: This discovery marks a major advancement in the search for life beyond our solar system, bringing scientists closer to answering whether we are alone.
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🔬 Helium Detected, Life Potential Unknown: The detected gas is helium, which alone cannot support life. However, scientists believe other, potentially life-supporting gases, may exist lower in the atmosphere.
🔭 Significant Step in Search for Life: This discovery marks a major advancement in the search for life beyond our solar system, bringing scientists closer to answering whether we are alone.
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A new planet in the beta pictoris system: After more than ten years of playing hide-and-seek, researchers have discovered one of the lightest planets ever directly imaged Read Full Article #Exoplanets #BetaPictoris #DirectImaging
🚀 Astronomers have directly imaged Beta Pictoris d, one of the lightest exoplanets ever found, orbiting the star Beta Pictoris.
🪐 This gas giant is about 2.4 times the mass of Jupiter, with a long 91-year orbit.
🔭 Beta Pictoris is now the second known system with over two directly imaged planets, offering a unique chance to study planet formation and atmospheres in the same environment.
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🪐 This gas giant is about 2.4 times the mass of Jupiter, with a long 91-year orbit.
🔭 Beta Pictoris is now the second known system with over two directly imaged planets, offering a unique chance to study planet formation and atmospheres in the same environment.
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