Exoplanets

Supersonic Winds Blowing on an Extreme Exoplanet

Astronomers have analyzed the atmosphere of WASP-127b and discovered that its windspeeds reach 33,000 km/h. This is the fastest jetstream…

3 weeks ago

Hot Jupiters Can Co-Exist with Other Planets

Exoplanets come in a variety of forms and one particular type, the Hot Jupiters have recently captured the attention of…

3 weeks ago

One of the Most Interesting Exoplanets Just Got Even More Interesting!

Since the discovery of the first exoplanet in 1992, thousands more have been discovered. 40 light years away, one such…

2 months ago

MAUVE: An Ultraviolet Astrophysics Probe Mission Concept

For the past thirty years, NASA's Great Observatories - the Hubble, Spitzer, Compton, and Chandra space telescopes - have revealed…

2 months ago

Just Built a Giant, Next Generation Planet Hunting Space Telescope? Here’s Where to Point It

You know what it’s like. You get a new telescope and need to know where to point it! The bigger…

2 months ago

Up to a Third of Stars Ate Some of their Planets

In recent years, astronomers have developed techniques to measure the metal content of stars with extreme accuracy. With that capability,…

3 months ago

A New Way to Detect Daisy Worlds

The Daisy World model describes a hypothetical planet that self-regulates, maintaining a delicate balance involving its biogeochemical cycles, climate, and…

3 months ago

Interferometry Will Be the Key to Resolving Exoplanets

When it comes to telescopes, bigger really is better. A larger telescope brings with it the ability to see fainter…

3 months ago

Habitable Worlds are Found in Safe Places

When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we hone in on the habitable zone. A…

3 months ago

How Many Additional Exoplanets are in Known Systems?

NASA's TESS mission has turned up thousands of exoplanet candidates in almost as many different star systems. But if one…

3 months ago