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Strange winds blow through this exoplanet’s atmosphere
Some exoplanets have characteristics totally alien to our Solar System. Hot Jupiters are one such type. They can have orbital ...
Live Science23h
China is building a space telescope to rival the JWST — and it could survive in orbit decades longer
Chinese scientists have announced details on the upcoming China Space Station Telescope (CSST), a cutting-edge observatory ...
NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals a Never-Ending Cosmic Firestorm at the Center of the Milky Way
Observations revealed ongoing fireworks featuring short bursts and longer flares. Imagine solar flares, but magnified to an ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
James Webb Telescope Reveals a Dazzling Light Show From the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the ...
Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
Scientists observed violent titanium rainstorms on an alien world
Located 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis, WASP-121b is an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant orbiting its star so closely that a year lasts just 30 Earth hours. One side of the planet is ...
India Today3d
Interstellar: You won't believe how long a year lasts on this alien planet
Four telescope units of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) revealed powerful winds carrying ...
France 243d
Do look up: How Earth can defend itself against asteroid
There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight ...
Space.com3d
Want a workout? Try walking to the top of the world's largest telescope (photo)
"If you want to take the stairs and walkways from the entrance of the ELT's dome all the way up to the top, you need about 30 minutes." ...
New Scientist3d
Astronomers uncover the topsy-turvy atmosphere of a distant planet
The gas giant WASP-121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...
Molten iron rains to raging titanium winds: Scientists reveal the first 3D map of an alien planet's weather
Scientists have mapped the 3D structure of exoplanet WASP-121b's atmosphere, revealing powerful winds, extreme weather, and a ...
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This exoplanet’s extreme climate defies all models
By combining the four giant telescopes of the Very Large Telescope, an international team has observed the exoplanet WASP-121b with unprecedented precision, revealing one of the most extreme climates ...