Sub-Neptune sized planet validated with the habitable-zone planet finder
Credit: Gudmundur Stefansson (left) and Ethan Tweedie Photography (right) A signal originally detected by the Kepler spacecraft has been validated ...
Tag: Space/Planetary Science
How newborn stars prepare for the birth of planets
ALMA and VLA observe hundreds of planet-forming disks around infant starsCredit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), J. Tobin; NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello; Herschel/ESA An ...
The Earth formed much faster than previously thought
Credit: StarPlan, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen The precursor of our planet, the proto-Earth, formed within a time span of ...
18-hour year planet on edge of destruction
Astronomers from the University of Warwick have observed an exoplanet orbiting a star in just over 18 hours, the shortest ...
Rules of life: From a pond to the beyond
Credit: Elser Lab/ASU The Cuatro Cienegas Basin, located in Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico, was once a shallow sea that became ...
Solar wind samples suggest new physics of massive solar ejections
Credit: NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory/ AIA A new study led by the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa has helped ...
ESO telescope sees surface of dim Betelgeuse
Credit: ESO/M. Montargès et al. Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have captured the unprecedented dimming of Betelgeuse, a ...
Galactic cosmic rays affect Titan’s atmosphere
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Planetary scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) revealed the secrets of the atmosphere of ...
Electric solid propellant — can it take the heat?
Thermodynamic properties of hydroxylammonium nitrate-based electric solid propellant plasmaCredit: NASA Electric solid propellants are being explored as a safer option ...
Kazan University’s telescope assists in discovering a binary star system
A sizable international team published findings about the discovery of a new binary star in Astronomy & AstrophysicsCredit: Warsaw University ...
Understanding the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy
Credit: NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory/CTIO/AURA/DELVE In June 2019, the International Astronomical Union expressed concern about the negative impact ...
Citizen scientists discover rare cosmic pairing
Brown dwarfs traversing space together, but separated by billions of miles, puzzle scientistsCredit: William Pendrill Citizen scientists have uncovered a ...
Hot climates to see more variability in tree leafing as temperatures rise
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy A team of scientists led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory found ...
NRL-built camera provides view into sun’s polar regions
Credit: (Image Courtesy of ESA/ATG Medialab) WASHINGTON -- The Solar Orbiter mission will use a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory-designed and ...
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