Exoplanets
Hubble Directly Measures Rotation of Cloudy ‘Super-Jupiter’
Astronomers use the Hubble Space Telescope to pin down the rotation rate of an exoplanet 170 light years from Earth…
First Super-Earth Atmosphere Detected
Exotic "Diamond Planet" gets even more exotic with the discovery of a hydrogen-rich atmosphere.
Time-lapse Video Documents Assembly of Webb Telescope Primary Mirror
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MD - A time-lapse video newly released by NASA documents the painstakingly complex assembly of…
Massive Planet Gone Rogue Discovered
A massive rogue planet has been discovered in the Beta Pictoris moving group.
Largest Rocky World Found
Astrophysicists using the Kepler Spacecraft have discovered the largest rocky planet yet: BD+20594b is 16 times as massive as Earth.
All Primary Mirrors Fully Installed on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MD - All 18 of the primary mirrors have been fully installed onto the flight…
Earth From Afar Would Look Only 82% Right For Life
How habitable would Earth look from a distant point in the Milky Way? As it turns out, there's only an…
Lonely But Not Alone: A Planet Orbits its Star at 1 Trillion Kilometres
A recently discovered planet that orbits its star at 1 trillion kilometres raises questions about our understanding of solar system…
Do Comets Explain Mystery Star’s Bizarre Behavior?
The story of KIC 8462852 appears far from over. You'll recall NASA's Kepler mission had monitored the star for four years,…
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Sweet Sights for November Nights
Clear night ahead? Let's see what's up. We'll start close to home with the Moon, zoom out to lonely Fomalhaut 25 light…