Another intriguing possibility, however, is that 55 Cancri e is not tidally locked. Instead, it may be like Mercury, rotating three times for every two orbits (what’s known as a…
Tag: Exoplanets
Hubble Probes Extreme Weather on Ultra-Hot Jupiters
Studying extreme weather gives astronomers better insights into the diversity, complexity, and exotic chemistry taking place in far-flung worlds across our galaxy.
Hubble Finds a Planet Forming in an Unconventional Way
This discovery supports a long-debated theory for how planets like Jupiter form, called “disk instability.”
Planetary bodies observed for first time in habitable zone of dead star
Planetary bodies observed for first time in habitable zone of dead star
Goldilocks planets ‘with a tilt’ may develop more complex life
GOLDSCHMIDT CONFERENCE Research News Planets which are tilted on their axis, like Earth, are more capable of evolving complex life. This finding will help scientists refine the search for more…
NASA: Exoplanets With Oceans Likely Common
Guest “if we could only book oil & gas reserves like this” by David Middleton June 18, 2020 Are Planets with Oceans Common in the Galaxy? It’s Likely, NASA Scientists…
Exoplanets: How we’ll search for signs of life
Arizona State University Whether there is life elsewhere in the universe is a question people have pondered for millennia; and within the last few decades, great strides have been made…
Kepler-1649c: Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Hides in Plain Sight
From NASA April 16, 2020 A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalyzed data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star’s habitable zone, the area around…
18-hour year planet on edge of destruction
Astronomers from the University of Warwick have observed an exoplanet orbiting a star in just over 18 hours, the shortest orbital period ever observed for a planet of its type.…
Study shows some exoplanets may have greater variety of life than exists on Earth
Goldschmidt Conference A new study indicates that some exoplanets may have better conditions for life to thrive than Earth itself has. “This is a surprising conclusion”, said lead researcher Dr…