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Astronomers show how planets form in binary systems without getting crushed
Jul 28, 2021 (SPX)
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and the Max Planck Institute for Extra-terrestrial Physics, have shown how exoplanets in binary star systems -...
Galileo Project to search for ET artifacts in galactic space
Jul 27, 2021 (SPX)
It is a transparent scientific project to advance a systematic experimental search for cross-validated evidence of potential astroarcheological artifacts or act...
ALMA images moon-forming disk around alien world
Jul 22, 2021 (UPI)
Scientists expect the discovery -- made using the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimeter Array and detailed Thursday in the journal Astrophysical Journal Letter...
From the sun to the stars: A journey of exoplanet discovery begins
Jul 22, 2021 (SPX)
"We are proud that NEID is available to the worldwide astronomical community for exoplanet discovery and characterization," said Jason Wright, professor of astr...
Planetary shields will buckle under stellar winds from their dying stars
Jul 21, 2021 (SPX)
The research provides new insight for astronomers searching for signs of life around these dead stars by examining the impact that their winds will have on orbi...
First measurement of isotopes in atmosphere of exoplanet
Jul 19, 2021 (SPX)
The weak signal was measured with ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile and seems to indicate that the planet is relatively rich in carbon-13. The astronomers spe...
Brainless slime molds 'think' their way through the environment
Jul 15, 2021 (UPI)
Slime molds are without central nervous systems, but they are able sense tactile, chemical, and optical stimuli. Recently, researchers observed the slime mold P...
A potential new tracer of exoplanet formation
Jul 15, 2021 (SPX)
The weak signal was measured with ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile and seems to indicate that the planet is relatively rich in carbon-13. The astronomers hyp...
TESS discovers stellar siblings host 'teenage' exoplanets
Jul 14, 2021 (SPX)
These worlds may provide scientists with a glimpse of a little-understood stage of planetary evolution. "The planets in both systems are in a transitional, or t...
Haziness of exoplanet atmospheres depends on properties of aerosol particles
Jul 14, 2021 (SPX)
Photochemical reactions in the atmospheres of temperate exoplanets lead to the formation of small organic haze particles. Large amounts of these photochemical h...
Four newly found exoplanets may offer insights into Earth's teenage years
Jul 13, 2021 (UPI)
The exoplanets were found orbiting two known stars, TOI 2076 and TOI 1807, which were born from the same gas cloud some 200 million years ago. Both of the stars...
Goldilocks planets 'with a tilt' may develop more complex life
Jul 12, 2021 (SPX)
Since the first discovery of exoplanets (planets orbiting distant stars) in 1992, scientists have been looking for worlds which might support life. It is believ...
Ancient diamonds show Earth was primed for life's explosion at least 2.7 billion years ago
Jul 07, 2021 (SPX)
Presenting the work at the Goldschmidt Geochemistry conference, lead researcher Dr Michael Broadly said, "The proportion and make-up of volatiles in the atmosph...
Unique exoplanet photobombs Cheops study of nearby star system
Jun 29, 2021 (ESA)
The discovery is one of the first results from ESA's Cheops (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), and the first time an exoplanet with a period of over 100 days...
Are we missing other Earths
Jun 29, 2021 (SPX)
Earth-sized planets may be much more common than previously realized. Astronomers working at NASA Ames Research Center have used the twin telescopes of the inte...
Collection of starshade research helps advance exoplanet imaging by space telescopes
Jun 25, 2021 (SPX)
Section topics range from starshade programs and missions, to various aspects of related technologies, including formation flying, deployment, high-contrast ima...
Life in these star-systems could have spotted Earth
Jun 24, 2021 (SPX)
That's 1,715 star-systems that could have spotted Earth since human civilization blossomed about 5,000 years ago, and 319 more star-systems that will be added o...
Scientists use stellar mass to link exoplanets to planet-forming disks
Jun 24, 2021 (SPX)
The survey proves that higher mass stars are more likely to be surrounded by disks with "gaps" in them and that these gaps directly correlate to the high occurr...
Nightside radio could help reveal exoplanet details
Jun 23, 2021 (SPX)
The study by Rice alumnus Anthony Sciola, who earned his Ph.D. this spring and was mentored by co-author and space plasma physicist Frank Toffoletto, shows that...
Earth-like biospheres on other planets may be rare
Jun 23, 2021 (SPX)
The number of confirmed planets in our own Milky Way galaxy now numbers into the thousands. However planets that are both Earth-like and in the habitable zone -...
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