Webb lets researchers use new method to find atmospheres of distant planets
University of Chicago astronomers have tested a simpler and more precise way to determine whether or not exoplanets have atmospheres, ...
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Existence of Earth-like planet orbiting dead sun offers hope for our planet’s ultimate survival
Images of the microlensing event area, indicated by perpendicular white lines, years before the event (a), shortly after the background ...
Study shows thick atmosphere of early Mars may be trapped in planet’s clay surface
This diagram illustrates the progressive weathering of iron-rich rocks on Mars as the rocks interact with CO2-containing water.2 from the ...
Potential indicators of life on other planets can be created in the laboratory
Illustration of the general methodology. “Sorg” means “organosulfur gases”, “GC” means “gas chromatograph”, and “SCD” means “sulfur chemiluminescence detection”. Credit: ...
Discovery of doughnut-shaped region inside Earth’s core sheds light on planet’s magnetic field
Ray path of the K* function, OC heterogeneity diagram and absolute travel time residuals PKIKP. Credit: Scientific progress (2024). DOI: ...
New research reveals young planets are flattened structures rather than spherical
Young simulated planet seen from above (left) and side (right). Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2402.01432 Astrophysicists from the University of ...
Vines strangle forests in hot weather and threaten planet’s cooling ‘carbon sink’
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain As Earth records its hottest year on record, a global research collaboration has found that warmer ...
Researchers reveal new findings about diamond rain on ice planets
Hydrocarbon state diagram at high pressure and temperature. The diagram shows the different conditions required for diamond formation, as well ...
Astrophysicists explore links between atmospheric oxygen and detection of alien technology on distant planets
Air Supply: Coined by astrophysicists Adam Frank and Amedeo Balbi, the "oxygen bottleneck" describes the critical threshold that separates worlds ...
High-pressure transformation of sodium can tell us about the interiors of stars and planets
Travel deep enough beneath the Earth's surface or inside the center of the sun and matter changes at the atomic ...
