Exoplanets
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Could nearby stars have habitable exoplanets? NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory hopes to find out
By Stefanie Waldek published
Astronomers are using the Chandra X-ray Observatory to study stars' radiation and establish the feasibility of exoplanet habitability.
Scientists find a surprise ingredient in exoplanet cake mix — sulfur dioxide
By Keith Cooper published
The presence of sulfur dioxide around a hot Neptune exoplanet with an evaporating atmosphere could help us understand how it formed.
NASA funds tech development for life-hunting Habitable Worlds Observatory
By Conor Feehly published
NASA recently selected three proposals that will help develop the tech needed by its proposed life-hunting Habitable Worlds Observatory space telescope.
NASA exoplanet hunter finds 'weird' world surviving a star's relentless bombardment — it's named Phoenix
By Robert Lea published
NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter has discovered a weird world called Phoenix that has managed to hold on to its atmosphere despite being relentlessly bombarded with radiation from its red giant star.
This planet-forming disk shaped like a comet is struggling to survive
By Keith Cooper published
Proplyds, which are ionized protoplanetary disks, struggle to survive in the Orion Nebula as they come under an onslaught of radiation from a nearby massive star.
Rogue planets may originate from 'twisted Tatooine' double star systems
By Robert Lea published
"Twisted Tatooine" binary star systems could be a major player in ejecting rogue planets that go on to drift through the Milky Way without a stellar parent to heat or illuminate them.
Real-life 'Star Trek' planet was actually just an illusion caused by a 'jittery' star
By Robert Lea published
Just like the fictional planet of Vulcan was wiped out in Star Trek, new research has destroyed the real-life version of Spock's homeworld, albeit in a less violent fashion.
Massive new NASA exoplanet catalog unveils 126 extreme and exotic worlds
By Robert Lea published
A new catalog of the masses and widths of 126 new exoplanets showcases the extreme and exotic nature of worlds beyond the solar system.
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