Classifying Exoplanet Atmospheres Opens New Field of Study
Astronomers examined 25 hot "Jupiters," helping to establish a generalized theory of planet formation
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Hubble Probes Extreme Weather on Ultra-Hot Exoplanets
Studying extreme weather gives astronomers better insights into the diversity, complexity, and exotic chemistry of other planets
Harassment, Discrimination in Astronomy Takes Many Forms
Survey provides greater specificity on types, context of harassment, discrimination
Scientists Develop the Largest, Most Detailed Model of the Early Universe
The Thesan simulation of the first billion years helps explain how radiation shaped the early universe
Final Moments of Planetary Remnants Seen for First Time
New study confirms decades of indirect evidence for debris from disintegrating planets hurtling into white dwarfs
Citizen Scientists Find Young-Jupiter-Like Object
New study finds a world about 146 light years away that's not quite a planet, not quite a brown dwarf
NASA Provides Update on Webb Telescope Launch
An incident has delayed the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope
uGMRT Unravels the Eclipses of Millisecond Pulsars in Compact Binary
Understanding the eclipse mechanism will provide more insight about the evolutionary processes of these exotic systems
ALMA Scientists Detect Signs of Water in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Scientists studying SPT0311-58 found H2O, along with carbon monoxide in the galaxy
Stellar Collision Triggers Supernova Explosion
Astronomers have found dramatic evidence that a black hole or neutron star spiraled its way into the core of a companion star and caused that companion to explode as a supernova