Exoplanet atmospheres
Water Discovered in the Atmosphere of an Exoplanet in the Habitable zone. It Might Be Rain
Astronomers using the Hubble space telescope have discovered water in the atmosphere of an exoplanet in its star's habitable zone.…
Habitability of Planets Will Depend on Their Interiors
A lot of the headlines and discussion around the habitability of exoplanets is focused on their proximity to their star…
Ground-Based Telescope Directly Observes the Atmosphere of an Extrasolar Planet, and Sees Swirling Clouds of Iron and Silicates
We've finally got our first optical look at an exoplanet and its atmosphere, and boy is it a strange place.…
Europan Space Whales Anyone? Planets Covered by Deep Oceans Can Still Have Life on Them
According to a new study by a pair of researchers, planets covered in deep oceans (aka. "water worlds") may be…
This Planet is so Metal. Iron and Titanium Vapour Found in the Atmosphere of an “Ultra-Hot Jupiter”
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, the gas giant KELT-9b is so hot that its…
Using Atmospheric Beacons to Search for Signs of Extra-Terrestrial Life
A new study by a team of NASA scientists has shown how searching for biosignatures known as atmospheric beacons could…
New Exoplanet Research: Magnetic Fields Significantly Affect Hot Jupiter Atmospheres
Determining weather patterns in exoplanet atmospheres – hundreds to thousands of light years away – is extremely difficult. However, given…
How Well Can Astronomers Study Exoplanet Atmospheres?
[/caption] Exoplanet discoveries are happening at a frenetic pace, and some of the latest newly discovered worlds are sometimes described…
Exoplanet May Have Metal-Rich Atmosphere
[/caption] At first glance, GJ 1214b is just another of the growing number of the super-Earth class of exoplanets. Discovered…
Plausibility Check – Habitable Planets around Red Giants
[/caption] While planets orbiting twin stars are a staple of science fiction, another is having humans live on planets orbiting…