exoplanets

Atmosphere containing water detected around rocky exoplanet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 13, 2017
An Earth-sized planet orbiting a dim star 39 light years away has a hazy atmosphere that could indicate the presence of a “water world”.

By David Aragorn
The radical NASA plan to turn the SUN into a giant ‘magnifying glass’ to look for alien worlds 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 18, 2017
Scientists have devised a radical plan to use the sun as a massive telescope, tapping into an effect known as gravitational lensing to view alien worlds in ultra-high resolution.

By David Aragorn
Alien Life Planet-Jumping? Scientists Pitch Trappist-1 Panspermia Probability 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 17, 2017
The prospect of discovering alien life on any one — or several — of the Trappist-1 planets has captivated the imaginations of the people of Earth since NASA broke the news of the red dwarf star’s treasure trove of Earth-sized worlds, not to mention the fact that three — and later four — of the seven planets were located within the star’s habitable zone. And now, a study has emerged presenting the probability with which alien life might have prospered within the Trappist-1 planetary system through panspermia (that is, moving from world to world via collision and or ejecta transference).

By David Aragorn
NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 23, 2017
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star.

By David Aragorn
ESO Captures First-Ever Clear Image of An Exoplanet Candidate, And It’s 11 Quadrillion km Away 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- January 21, 2017
For the first time ever, ESO astronomers have been able to capture a clear image of a star system 11 quadrillion kilometers away using the combined forces of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, and the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain.

By David Aragorn
Venus-like exoplanet might have oxygen atmosphere, but not life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 19, 2016
According to astronomers, the distant planet GJ 1132b has plenty of oxygen, but no life on the surface.

By David Aragorn
‘Air Conditioning’ Could Make Exoplanets Habitable 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 21, 2016
Alien worlds orbiting within the habitable zones of small red dwarf stars may become truly habitable if their atmospheric circulation balances the temperature extremes.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Hubble Telescope Makes First Atmospheric Study of Earth-Sized Exoplanets 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 20, 2016
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have conducted the first search for atmospheres around temperate, Earth-sized planets beyond our solar system and found indications that increase the chances of habitability on two exoplanets.

By David Aragorn
Wow! Another 104 confirmed exoplanets 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 20, 2016
104 new exoplantes discovered by an international science team led at the University of Arizona.

By David Aragorn
Cloudy days on exoplanets may hide atmospheric water 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 9, 2016
Water is a hot topic in the study of exoplanets, including “hot Jupiters,” whose masses are similar to that of Jupiter, but which are much closer to their parent star than Jupiter is to the sun. They can reach a scorching 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,100 degrees Celsius), meaning any water they host would take the

By David Aragorn