The gas giant WASP-18b belongs to a class known as ultra-hot Jupiters — giant, searing, gaseous planets that orbit perilously close to their stars. Researchers used a new technique called ...

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three dimensions.

Researchers have developed a new technology that can shape the spectrum of light emitted from a laser frequency comb across ...

According to the researchers, because it is rocky and located in the star's habitable zone, it may be habitable.

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been used to discover Earth-size planet TOI 700 e. It is "orbiting ...

The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is slated to be the next Great Observatory for the world. Its main focus has been ...

The University of Geneva's Astronomy Department, also known as the Geneva Observatory, is a leading player in the development and operation of high-precision spectrographs for astrophysics research, ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first-ever 3D map of an exoplanet, WASP-18b. The planet's extreme heat is believed to disintegrate water.

What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition?

“If you build a map at a wavelength that water absorbs, you’ll see the water deck in the atmosphere, whereas a wavelength ...

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