NASA spotted a very young planet. It could become a super-Earth.
Over many millions of years, NASA suspects the young world could mature into either of the most common planets found in our ...
University of Bristol4 年
Exoplanet Atmospheres
In our solar system the Earth a rocky terrestrial world and Neptune a gas giant with a hydrogen dominated atmosphere, represent distinctly different types of planets. However, these abundant ...
Gas Giant Exoplanet Seen Transforming Into A Hot Jupiter
The transforming exoplanet that was observed by the WIYN 3.5-meter telescope at the U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt ...
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Youngest planet ever discovered has misaligned orbit, puzzles scientists
A newly discovered baby exoplanet called IRAS 04125+2902 b is challenging our current understanding of planet formation.
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Astronomers Discover a ‘Newborn’ World, the Youngest Known Transiting Exoplanet
In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, astronomers describe the youngest transiting planet ever found. It’s ...
Astronomers detect a distant young super-Jupiter exoplanet
An international team of astronomers has reported the detection of a new super-Jupiter exoplanet as part of the Next ...
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Scientists Discover the Youngest Transiting Exoplanet Yet in a Unique Stellar System
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery with the identification of IRAS 04125+2902 b, the youngest transiting ...
NASA Installs Roman Space Telescope's Planet-Hunting Coronagraph
The Roman Telescope is being built at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, where the coronagraph recently arrived after being ...
NASA4 天
Discovery Alert: A Rare Glimpse of a Newborn Planet
IRAS 04125+2902 b – is really just a baby: only 3 million years old. And because such infant worlds are usually hidden inside ...