Exoplanet atmospheres
Astronomer Working With Webb Said the new Images “Almost Brought him to Tears.” We’ll see Them on July 12th
The first images taken by James Webb will be released in a little more than a week! According to NASA,…
Hubble Checks the Weather on Hot Jupiters. Forecast: 100% Chance of Hellish Conditions
While the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 32 years in orbit, like a fine wine, it has only gotten better with…
Astronomers Measure the Atmosphere on a Planet Hundreds of Light-Years Away
In a recent study, an international team of astronomers directly measured the atmospheric composition of a hot Jupiter hundreds of…
An Exoplanet Reaches 2400 C in One Hemisphere. Does it Really Rain Iron?
WASP-76b is an ultra-hot Jupiter about 640 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces. A few years ago it…
Astronomers Detect Clouds on an Exoplanet, and Even Measure Their Altitude
An international research team shows how combining data from multiple observatories allowed them to detect clouds in the atmosphere of…
Astronomers Have Found the Perfect Exoplanet to Study Another World’s Atmosphere
TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has found a new planet, and the discovery of this sub-Neptune exoplanet has scientists excited…
How To Search the Chemical Makeup of Exoplanet Atmospheres for Hints at Their History
Author’s note – this article was written with Dr. Vincent Kofman, a scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), working in…
Meteorites Hold Early Atmospheres From Across the Solar System
Since they were formed in the early solar system, many meteorites offer an unadulterated view into what that solar system…
If Astronomers see Isoprene in the Atmosphere of an Alien World, There’s a Good Chance There’s Life There
According to new research from MIT, isoprene is another biosignature we should be on the lookout for on exoplanets!
Astronomers Find a Planet Like Jupiter, but It Doesn’t Have any Clouds
Can you picture Jupiter without any observable clouds or haze? It isn't easy since Jupiter's latitudinal cloud bands and its…