Smallest rocky exoplanets: NASA spots Earth-like planets circling Barnard’s Star, but there's a catch
The quartet of planets — named b, c, d and e — are some of the smallest rocky worlds ever detected. NASA says each has a mass ...
SETI Institute7d
Exploring HD 20794 d: A Super-Earth Laboratory for Habitability
The confirmed discovery of exoplanets revolutionized our understanding of the universe. Among the thousands of confirmed ...
Chicago Sun-Times14d
Which NCAA men's, women's No. 1 seeds will go furthest in March Madness?
Specifically, we wanted to know which men’s 1 seed (Auburn, Duke, Florida or Houston) and which women’s 1 seed (South Carolina, Texas, UCLA or USC) will go furthest. The largest chunks of the ...
Daily Express15d
The beautiful country that's the world's furthest from the sea - 782 miles away
The country which is the furthest from the sea is said to be a beautiful place. Kyrgyzstan in central Asia is 782 miles away from the nearest sea, the Arabian Sea, from its southern border ...
Space.com16d
Astronomers discover exotic atmosphere on scorching hot exoplanet Cuancoá. 'Like finding a snowball that hasn't melted in a fire'
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have delved into the atmosphere of the scorching hot exoplanet LTT 9779 b. Officially named Cuancoá, this Neptune-sized exoplanet was ...
Smithsonian Magazine16d
Astronomers Find Four New Exoplanets Orbiting a Neighboring Star, the ‘White Whale’ of Planet Seekers
An artist’s rendering of Barnard’s Star, as seen from one of the newly discovered exoplanets orbiting it International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / P. Marenfeld under CC BY 4.0 ...
Good News Network16d
After 50 Years of Searching for Exoplanets, We Found Our Smallest Cosmic Neighbors Orbiting Local Star
These rather small planets are a stone's throw from Earth in galactic terms, but were too small for previous instruments to ...
SciTech Daily17d
This Newly Found Exoplanet Is So Light, Scientists Don’t Know What It’s Made Of
Astronomers have spotted two fascinating exoplanets around TOI-1453. One is a super-Earth, the other an ultra-light sub-Neptune, possibly cloaked in a thick atmosphere. (Artists view of TOI-1453.) ...
Live Science17d
4 tiny, Earth-like planets found circling 2nd-closest star system to us — and could be visited by future human generations
A quartet of small, rocky exoplanets likely circle Barnard's Star, around 6 light-years from Earth, putting them in contention as targets of missions for future human generations.
Indiatimes17d
James Webb Telescope captures first-ever images of exoplanet atmospheres containing Carbon Dioxide
The farthest planet, HR 8799 b ... located 97 light-years away. Of the nearly 6,000 exoplanets discovered, only a few of their images have been directly captured due to their faintness compared ...
Scientific American17d
Newfound Exoplanets around Barnard’s Star Resolve Long-Standing Astronomical Quest
Four small, newly discovered worlds are less than six light-years away from Earth, and their discovery reinforces a ...
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An Actual Short Compilation - Season 1 (official)
Here's how, when to get one The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he will remain CEO a few more years—and promises ...