Four planets found orbiting a star 6 light-years from Earth
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth—an expert explains what we know
Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...
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This distant exoplanet has an atmosphere ‘like something out of science fiction’
Recently, astronomers created the first 3D ... of a planet at such a vast distance,” said fellow researcher Bibiana Prinoth of Lund University, Sweden. The research is published in two papers ...
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First 3D observations of an exoplanet's atmosphere reveal a unique climate
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Astronomers have mapped the 3D structure of an exoplanet's atmosphere for the first time, revealing complex weather patterns on WASP-121b, an ultra-hot Jupiter ...
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3D map of exoplanet atmosphere shows wacky climate
According to a new paper published in the journal Nature, astronomers have mapped the 3D structure of the layered ... we now have a good idea of what kinds of planets are out there, where they ...