Webb Spots Cosmic Light Show on Rogue Planet
An artistic impression of SIMP-0136. Credit: Dr. Evert Nasedkin Using JWST, astronomers uncovered auroras, exotic clouds, and storms…
Webb Telescope Spots Possible Signs of Atmosphere on “Goldilocks” Exoplanet
This artist’s concept portrays the seven rocky exoplanets within the TRAPPIST-1 system, located 40 light-years from Earth. Credit:…
A New Hope for Life? Webb Telescope Reveals First Clues From Potentially Habitable World
The Earth-size exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e, depicted at the lower right, is silhouetted as it passes in front of…
Could Alien Worlds Thrive Around Dead Stars?
White dwarf stars, like this one shown shrouded by a planetary nebula, are much smaller than stars like…
Astrophysicists Zero In on Source of Strange Gamma-Ray Signals
Artist’s impression of a MSP binary system. Credit: ESA & Francesco Ferraro (Bologna Astronomical Observatory) Millisecond pulsar binaries…
Can Dark Matter Turn Giant Planets Into Black Holes?
Exoplanets might hold hidden clues about dark matter. New research suggests these distant worlds could even collapse into…
Webb Captures Its First Direct Image of an Exoplanet
‘Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have captured compelling evidence of a planet with a mass similar…
Coldest Exoplanet Orbiting A Dead Star Found By Scientists
Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Scientists identified the coldest exoplanet, WD 1856+534 b. The planet…