Exoplanet atmospheres

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…

6 days ago

Webb Reveals a Steam World Planet Orbiting a Red Dwarf

The JWST has found an exoplanet unlike any other. This unique world has an atmosphere almost entirely composed of water…

1 month ago

Red Dwarf Stars Might Be Able to Hold Onto Their Atmospheres After All

Exoplanets are a fascinating aspect of the study of the Universe. TRAPPIST-1 is perhaps one of the most intriguing exoplanet…

1 month ago

Iron Winds are Blowing on WASP-76 b

Exoplanets have been discovered with a wide range of environmental conditions. WASP-76b is one of the most extreme with a…

3 months ago

Why is JWST Having So Much Trouble with the TRAPPIST-1 System?

When the James Webb Space Telescope was launched it came with a fanfare expecting amazing things, much like the Hubble…

4 months ago

Could We Detect an Alien Civilization Trying to Warm Their Planet?

Humanity is facing an atmospheric threat of our own device, and our internecine squabbles are hampering our ability to neutralize…

5 months ago

Advanced Optics Could Help Us Find Earth 2.0

NASA has long been interested in building bigger and better space telescopes. Its Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) has funded…

6 months ago

Sulphur Makes A Surprise Appearance in this Exoplanet’s Atmosphere

At our current level of knowledge, many exoplanet findings take us by surprise. The only atmospheric chemistry we can see…

6 months ago

Webb Explains a Puffy Planet

I love the concept of a ‘puffy’ planet! The exoplanets discovered that fall into this category are typically the same…

7 months ago

TRAPPIST-1 Outer Planets Likely Have Water

The TRAPPIST-1 solar system generated a swell of interest when it was observed several years ago. In 2016, astronomers using the Transiting…

7 months ago