20 May 2020
Twisted feature could be the first direct evidence of a baby planet being born
... of planet formation, adds Dutrey and this one lies at about the same distance from the star as Neptune from the Sun. Soon astronomers should be able to get even more detailed views of planets in the making...
19 October 2020
Astronomers identify a true water-world that could have an ocean over 100 kms deep
... unfortunately the transits of this planet candidate, which is on the border between that of a super-Earth and a mini-Neptune, will not be visible in the re-observation of this star in TESS cycle 3. In addition, the team suggest that the...
06 November 2020
The Moon could have a long-lost "twin" in orbit around Mars
... with Mars, these small rocky worlds can also be found in their thousands flocking around Jupiter and Neptune within gravitational “safe havens” known as Lagrange points. Scientists think that the Trojans may have attached...
12 March 2021
Scientists find a rocky exoplanet rebuilding its atmosphere
... GJ 1132 b, an exoplanet around a distant star, have found that this once gaseous planet which looked like Neptune is now a hot, rocky world with a poisonous atmosphere made from volcanic activity; a finding that shows planets...
16 April 2021
Five double star systems potentially suitable for life identified by researchers
... is potentially habitable is the binary system Kepler-38, approximately 3970 light years from Earth, and known to contain a Neptune-sized planet," says Georgakarakos. "Our study confirms that even binary star systems with giant planets...
09 July 2021
Astronomers solve 40-year-old mystery of what causes Jupiter’s X-ray auroras
... the interplanetary medium around them say the team. “This is a fundamental process that’s applicable to Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and probably exoplanets as well,” says Yao. The result also highlights how similar the ion auroras...
