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Neptune’s auroras captured in detail for first time
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope spotted bright auroral activity on the most distant planet in our solar system.
Atmospheres of new planets might have unexpected mixtures of hydrogen and water
All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't ...
Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time
The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...
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Scientists find unusual gas on exoplanets, could be the biggest clue in alien hunt
Researchers suggest that certain gases detected in the atmospheres of exoplanets could be key indicators in the search for ...
What Happens When Planets Orbit Too Close to Fiery Young Stars
Young, close-orbiting exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes may form farther from their stars and migrate inward or lose their ...
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James Webb Space Telescope Captures Images of Individual Planets in Distant Star System
Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...
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Webb Telescope snaps first clear images of carbon dioxide outside solar system
For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured direct images of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere ...
Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it — and others — will keep coming back
Asteroids’ orbits around the sun may put them in collision paths with inner planets. We may have had a near-miss, but ...
Webb telescope's images of exoplanets "stunned researchers," NASA says
The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...
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Inflatable Starshades Might Shine New Light on the Habitable Planets in the Universe
An idea that calls for the creation of inflatable starshades for telescopes has been recognized by NASA as part of the ...
Webb telescope directly observes exoplanet COâ‚‚ for first time
The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar ...
A Mysterious Startup Is Developing a New Form of Solar Geoengineering
Now a startup called Stardust seeks something more ambitious: developing proprietary geoengineering technology that would ...