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 ...
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When's the next 'parade of planets'? The past, present and future of planetary alignments
Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...
Neptune's Hidden Auroras Captured By Webb Telescope For The First Time; 'It Really Shocked Me'
Neptune's elusive auroras have been finally revealed thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. Astronomers scouring through ...
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Hinks students participate in STARLAB planetarium experience
Hinks Elementary students listened to a special presentation about outer space from Rodney Bisher inside STARLAB, an ...
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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Our solar system is not as unusual as we thought
A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.
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Scientists discover new details about mysterious planet floating through atmosphere
Experts have unveiled details of SIMP 0136, a floating planetary mass thought to be around 20 light-years away from the Earth ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Webb telescope directly observes exoplanet CO₂ for first time
The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar ...
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A Dyson swarm made of solar panels would make earth uninhabitable
As civilisations become more and more advanced, their power needs also increase. It’s likely that an advanced civilisation ...