Exoplanet

Webb Does the “Impossible” – Space Telescope Captures First Glimpse of an Exoplanet’s Interior

Webb Does the “Impossible” – Space Telescope Captures First Glimpse of an Exoplanet’s Interior

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

An artist’s concept of WASP-107 b shows turbulent atmospheric mixing within the planet’s gas envelope. Credit: Roberto Molar Candanosa/Johns Hopkins University James ...

A Potentially Habitable World Just 40 Light-Years From Earth

A Potentially Habitable World Just 40 Light-Years From Earth

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Gliese 12 b, which orbits a cool, red dwarf star located just 40 light-years away, promises to tell astronomers more about how ...

Webb Space Telescope Cracks Case of Puffy “Microwaved Marshmallow” Exoplanet

Webb Space Telescope Cracks Case of Puffy “Microwaved Marshmallow” Exoplanet

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The warm gas giant WASP-107 b, known for its unusually low density and moderate temperature, may have its puffed-up atmosphere due to ...

Webb Finds Atmosphere on Rocky Exoplanet For the First Time

Webb Finds Atmosphere on Rocky Exoplanet For the First Time

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, scientists may have identified atmospheric gases on 55 Cancri e, a super-hot, rocky exoplanet. This discovery ...

Webb Maps Weather on Extreme Exoplanet WASP-43 b

Webb Maps Weather on Extreme Exoplanet WASP-43 b

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

This artist’s concept shows what the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 b could look like. WASP-43 b is a Jupiter-sized planet circling a ...

NASA Discovers “Super-Earth”, A Potentially Habitable Planet, Located 137 Light-Years Away

NASA Discovers “Super-Earth”, A Potentially Habitable Planet, Located 137 Light-Years Away

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

A “super-Earth”, a planet larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune. American space agency NASA has discovered a “super-Earth”, a planet that ...

Hubble Spots Water Vapor in Small Exoplanet’s Atmosphere

Hubble Spots Water Vapor in Small Exoplanet’s Atmosphere

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Astronomers using Hubble have detected water vapor in the atmosphere of GJ 9827d, a small exoplanet, suggesting the presence of water-rich atmospheres ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Has Made “a Landmark Discovery” in the Atmosphere of This Small Exoplanet

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Has Made “a Landmark Discovery” in the Atmosphere of This Small Exoplanet

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has detected the presence of water in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet, which astronomers say is the ...

Earth-Sized Planet Discovered in “Our Solar Backyard”

Earth-Sized Planet Discovered in “Our Solar Backyard”

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Researchers have identified HD 63433d, an Earth-sized planet that is both closer and younger than previously discovered planets of similar size. Its ...

Unlocking the Secrets of a “Hot Saturn” and Its Spotted Star

Unlocking the Secrets of a “Hot Saturn” and Its Spotted Star

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Astronomers analyzed HAT-P-18 b using the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing water vapor and CO2 in its atmosphere. They highlighted the challenges ...