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Exoplanet Discovery

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science-and-technology5 months ago•4 min saved

James Webb Telescope Reveals New Insights into Rocky Exoplanets and Mysterious Worlds

The article highlights recent achievements in space exploration, including Webb's first direct imaging of an exoplanet, the discovery of a Saturn-like planet TWA 7b, and insights into planetary defense through NASA's DART mission's asteroid impact. It also discusses educational tools like Micro Adventure for learning coding and Morse Code Defender for Morse code training, emphasizing the innovative ways technology is advancing both space science and education.

via Hackaday|

#coding-education #dart-mission #exoplanet-discovery

science6 months ago•6 min saved

Innovative Alloy Boosts Stability for Exoplanet Exploration

NASA-funded research has developed a new alloy with negative thermal expansion properties that can significantly improve the stability of space telescope structures, enabling more precise detection of habitable exoplanets by maintaining ultra-stable optical systems necessary for future missions like the Habitable Worlds Observatory.

via NASA Science (.gov)|

#alloy #exoplanet-discovery #nasa

science6 months ago•3 min saved

James Webb Telescope Reveals Its First Alien Planet and Stunning Images

The James Webb Space Telescope has for the first time directly imaged a previously unknown exoplanet, a young gas giant roughly the size of Saturn orbiting a star in the Antlia constellation, demonstrating Webb's advanced capabilities in studying distant planetary systems.

via Yahoo|

#antlia-constellation #direct-imaging #exoplanet-discovery

science6 months ago•2 min saved

James Webb Telescope Achieves Historic Direct Imaging of Its First Exoplanet

The James Webb Space Telescope has made its first direct detection of an exoplanet, TWA 7b, a Saturn-like planet orbiting a young star, using advanced imaging techniques. This breakthrough allows astronomers to study faint planets and their atmospheres, opening new avenues in exoplanet research.

via Gizmodo|

#coronagraph #exoplanet-discovery #james-webb-space-telescope

science1 year ago•8 min saved

James Webb Unveils Fourth 'Super-Puff' Planet in Kepler-51 System

Researchers have discovered a fourth planet in the Kepler-51 system, known for its three ultra-low density "super-puff" planets, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. This unexpected finding, revealed through transit timing variations, challenges existing models and raises new questions about the formation and characteristics of these rare planets. The discovery, detailed in the Astronomical Journal, suggests the new planet, Kepler-51e, may have a mass similar to the other planets and follows a circular orbit, though its exact nature remains uncertain.

via SciTechDaily|

#exoplanet-discovery #james-webb-space-telescope #kepler-51

astronomy2 years ago•5 min saved

"Revolutionary Exoplanet Discoveries: Young Jupiter's Sibling and Eclipsing Cataclysmic Variable System Unveiled"

Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory have successfully captured direct images of AF Lep b, one of the lowest-mass planets, using the astrometry technique. This marks the first time astrometry has been used to detect a giant planet orbiting a young Sun-like star. AF Lep b is approximately three times the mass of Jupiter and orbits a young star about 87.5 light-years away. This breakthrough could revolutionize the discovery of extrasolar planets that are challenging to detect due to their distance, mass, or orientation relative to Earth.

via SciTechDaily|

#af-lep-b #astrometry #astronomy