NASA discovers first possible planet outside our galaxy
3 years, 4 months ago

NASA discovers first possible planet outside our galaxy

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Chris Smith /NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center This artist's illustration depicts the rocky exoplanet GJ 486 b, which orbits a red dwarf star located 26 light-years away from Earth. Patricia Klein/MPIA This artist's impression shows a close-up view of Proxima d, a planet candidate recently found orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. Janson et al./ESO This artist's rendering shows a Jupiter-like planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star 6,500 light-years away from Earth. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith This artist's impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System.

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Ahmedabad-based scientists discover star-planet bigger than Jupiter
3 years, 4 months ago

Ahmedabad-based scientists discover star-planet bigger than Jupiter

Hindustan Times  

The exoplanet search and study group at the Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory, has discovered a new exoplanet orbiting too close to an evolved or aging star with a mass of 1.5 times that of Sun and located 725 light years away, according to Indian Space Research Organisation. A new star planet has been discovered orbiting too close to an evolved …

Nasa finds first possible planet outside our galaxy
3 years, 4 months ago

Nasa finds first possible planet outside our galaxy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Nasa telescope might have found the first ever planet outside of our …

First planet outside Milky Way Galaxy detected: Saturn-like object is orbiting a black hole
3 years, 4 months ago

First planet outside Milky Way Galaxy detected: Saturn-like object is orbiting a black hole

India Today  

Objects hanging in the vacuum of the cosmos orbiting a star have been detected throughout the galaxy, these exoplanets have been a source of enhancing our understanding of the conditions beyond our solar system. Astronomers have now gone a step further and detected the first planet not just beyond the solar system but beyond the entire stretch of the Milky …

Scientists may have found a planet outside of the Milky Way galaxy for the first time
3 years, 4 months ago

Scientists may have found a planet outside of the Milky Way galaxy for the first time

NPR  

Scientists may have found a planet outside of the Milky Way galaxy for the first time Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA/NASA via Getty Images NASA/NASA via Getty Images We may be one step closer to understanding the unknown parts of our universe. Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory telescope have detected what appears to be a planet in a …

Understanding exoplanets: Unraveling the mysteries of planets that are hotter than stars
4 years ago

Understanding exoplanets: Unraveling the mysteries of planets that are hotter than stars

Firstpost  

Until the early 2000s, the only known planets were located in our own neighbourhood, the Solar System. They broadly form two categories: the small rocky planets in the inner Solar System and the cold gaseous planets located in the outer part. For example, data from the Kepler mission has shown that large, gaseous exoplanets can orbit very close to their …

Astronomers discover exoplanet that behaves like long theorized Planet Nine
4 years, 3 months ago

Astronomers discover exoplanet that behaves like long theorized Planet Nine

Hindustan Times  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and European Space Agency’s Hubble Space Telescope have helped astronomers and astronauts identify a bizarre exoplanet that behaves a lot like the long hypothesised ‘Planet Nine’. However, for scientists to pinpoint the Jupiter-like planet’s orbit, the Hubble Space Telescope was required to collect accurate measurements of its motion over 14 years. Hubble scientists also …

True Gem: You Can Measure this Planet in Carats Because it’s Made Of Diamonds
4 years, 6 months ago

True Gem: You Can Measure this Planet in Carats Because it’s Made Of Diamonds

News 18  

Diamonds are forever and many more slogans exist on this planet to signify the importance of this gem. “These exoplanets are unlike anything in our solar system,” said lead author Harrison Allen-Sutter of Arizona State University’s School of Earth and Space Exploration. Diamonds are not only the hardest material known on Earth, but they are also resilient to electromagnetism, making …

First image of 2 exoplanets orbiting a sun-like star released
4 years, 8 months ago

First image of 2 exoplanets orbiting a sun-like star released

CNN  

CNN — About 300 light-years away from us, two giant exoplanets are orbiting a young sun-like star. By observing this system, centered around a star similar to ours that’s known as TYC 8998-760-1, astronomers can better understand how the planets in our solar system formed and evolved around the sun. The telescope’s SPHERE instrument, or Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet Research, can …

A cold Neptune and two super-Earths are among newly found exoplanets around nearby stars
5 years, 2 months ago

A cold Neptune and two super-Earths are among newly found exoplanets around nearby stars

CNN  

CNN — Five exoplanets and eight planet candidates have been found around nearby stars, including a “cold Neptune” and two super-Earths that are potentially habitable, according to a new study. The two super-Earths, GJ180d and GJ229Ac, were found around small red dwarf stars that are 19 and 40 light-years away from our sun, while the cold Neptune was found around …

Water detected in atmosphere of potentially habitable super-Earth
5 years, 6 months ago

Water detected in atmosphere of potentially habitable super-Earth

CNN  

CNN — For the first time, astronomers have peered into the atmosphere of an exoplanet – a planet outside our solar system – and discovered both water vapor and temperatures that could potentially support life, according to a new study. Chris Smith /NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center This artist's illustration depicts the rocky exoplanet GJ 486 b, which orbits a …

Second exoplanet found around a curious star
5 years, 7 months ago

Second exoplanet found around a curious star

CNN  

CNN — Astronomers have discovered a second exoplanet hiding out in an intriguing star system. In 2009, the star was discovered to be orbited by a giant gas planet dubbed Beta Pictoris b. The planet is seven times more massive than Jupiter and orbits its star at the same distance as Saturn orbits our sun, though Beta Pictoris b orbits …

Stunning video maps out all of the 4,000 exoplanets discovered by NASA
5 years, 8 months ago

Stunning video maps out all of the 4,000 exoplanets discovered by NASA

Daily Mail  

The Kepler mission has spotted thousands of exoplanets since 2014, with 30 planets less than twice the size of Earth now known to orbit within the habitable zones of their stars. Kepler-452b, dubbed 'Earth 2.0', shares many characteristics with our planet despite sitting 1,400 light years away. 2) The first planet found to orbit two stars Kepler found a planet …

Two Earth-like worlds that could support life found hiding near our solar system
5 years, 9 months ago

Two Earth-like worlds that could support life found hiding near our solar system

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two previously undiscovered Earth-like planets have been hiding in a solar system neighbouring …

Astronomers spot the first ever 'exomoon' orbiting a distant world
6 years, 5 months ago

Astronomers spot the first ever 'exomoon' orbiting a distant world

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Astronomers might have spotted the first ever "exomoon" orbiting around a distant world. …

Planets far beyond our galaxy discovered for the first time by astrophysicists
7 years, 1 month ago

Planets far beyond our galaxy discovered for the first time by astrophysicists

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists discover new technique for finding hidden aliens The newly discovered planets ranged from the …

Three giant exoplanets found orbiting twin stars
8 years, 6 months ago

Three giant exoplanets found orbiting twin stars

CNN  

Story highlights Researchers have found three giant Jupiter-sized exoplanets orbiting twin stars The stars are close together and metal-poor CNN — It’s beginning to look a lot like Star Wars in our universe. This year, we’ve already seen discoveries like a planet orbiting two stars, then there was a planet orbiting three stars and now, researchers at the Carnegie Institution …

The planet hunter searching for another Earth
8 years, 11 months ago

The planet hunter searching for another Earth

CNN  

CNN — “I want to find another Earth. Chris Smith /NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center This artist's illustration depicts the rocky exoplanet GJ 486 b, which orbits a red dwarf star located 26 light-years away from Earth. Patricia Klein/MPIA This artist's impression shows a close-up view of Proxima d, a planet candidate recently found orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima …

Nasa's planet hunting Kepler Space Telescope set to make announcement
9 years, 8 months ago

Nasa's planet hunting Kepler Space Telescope set to make announcement

Daily Mail  

Astronomers may be preparing to announce the discovery of a planet similar to Earth that has been found orbiting another star. Nasa is due to hold a news conference on Thursday to reveal the latest discoveries from its Kepler Space Telescope, which has been scouring the skies for planets outside our own solar system. Scroll down for video Astronomers with …

First exoplanet found around sun-like star
11 years, 2 months ago

First exoplanet found around sun-like star

The Hindu  

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet orbiting a star much like the sun, the European Southern Observatory, located in Chile’s northern desert, said. The cluster lies about 2,500 light years away in the constellation of Cancer, where one of the planets orbits a star very similar to our sun, the ESO said in a statement on Wednesday. Despite the fact that …

Planets like Earth existed near old star: Astronomers discover evidence of planets beyond our solar system
11 years, 5 months ago

Planets like Earth existed near old star: Astronomers discover evidence of planets beyond our solar system

Daily Mail  

Planets like Earth existed near old star: Astronomers discover evidence of planets beyond our solar system Shattered remains of asteroid discovered 150 light years away from the Earth It is the first time that both water and a rocky surface have been found beyond our solar system Scientists believe it is a glimpse into the distant future of our own …

Planet from another galaxy visits Milky Way
14 years, 4 months ago

Planet from another galaxy visits Milky Way

The Hindu  

These days, the discovery of yet another planet orbiting yet another distant star in our galaxy doesn’t seem out of the ordinary. The newly discovered planet has a mass at least 1.25 times that of Jupiter and orbits a star called HIP13044, a giant near the end of its life that is part of the “Helmi stream”. “This discovery is …

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