All articles tagged with #super earth
Astronomers weigh four young, bloated planets around the infant star V1298 Tau and find they are extremely low density and actively losing their atmospheres to photoevaporation. Using transit timing variations, the team shows the planets are on track to shed most of their atmospheres, evolving into rocky super‑Earths or mini-Neptunes, suggesting a common outcome for such compact planetary systems.
NASA's JWST has provided the strongest evidence yet that the ultra-hot super-Earth exoplanet TOI-561 b, despite its extreme conditions, possesses a thick, volatile-rich atmosphere, challenging previous assumptions about small, hot planets losing their atmospheres. The findings suggest this planet has retained its atmosphere, possibly due to a balance between atmospheric escape and magma ocean absorption, opening new questions about planetary evolution in harsh environments.
Scientists have discovered a super-Earth exoplanet named GJ 251c only 18 light-years away, located in its star's habitable zone, making it a promising candidate for future studies on extraterrestrial life, although more data is needed to confirm its atmosphere and potential habitability.
Astronomers have discovered a second exoplanet orbiting the nearby star Gliese 536 using radial velocity measurements, revealing a low-mass planet about 5.89 times the Earth's mass with a 32.76-day orbit, making it a promising target for atmospheric studies.
Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth, Kepler-725c, using the novel Transit Timing Variation (TTV) method, which allows detection of planets that are otherwise difficult to find, especially those in the habitable zone of Sun-like stars, advancing the search for Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system.
Astronomers have discovered five rocky planets around the red dwarf star L 98-59, including a super-Earth in the habitable zone, providing valuable insights into planetary formation and potential habitability around low-mass stars, with further studies planned using the James Webb Space Telescope.
A new super-Earth exoplanet, L 98-59 f, located 35 light-years away in the habitable zone of its star, has been discovered, raising the possibility of supporting liquid water and life, with further atmospheric studies planned using advanced telescopes like JWST.
Astronomers discovered a unique planetary system around star WASP-132, featuring a super-Earth with a 24-hour orbit and a distant icy giant taking five years to orbit, providing insights into planetary formation and astrochemistry.
NASA's TESS has discovered a super-Earth, TOI‑1846 b, orbiting a nearby red dwarf star, which may have a layer of dense ice and a shallow ocean, making it a promising target for studying planetary atmospheres and potential habitability.
Astronomers using NASA's TESS have discovered a super-Earth exoplanet, TOI-1846 b, orbiting a nearby M dwarf star about 154 light years away. The planet is roughly twice Earth's size, four times its mass, and likely water-rich, orbiting its star every 3.93 days. The discovery adds to TESS's catalog of over 7,600 candidate exoplanets and highlights the potential for further studies to determine its composition.
Scientists have discovered a super-Earth named Kepler-725c in the habitable zone of its star using the transit timing variation method, which allows detection of planets that are otherwise difficult to observe directly. This planet, about 2,472 light years away, could potentially support life due to its location and size, marking a significant step in the search for Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system.
A super-Earth exoplanet named Kepler-735c, orbiting 2,472 light years away, was discovered indirectly through transit timing variations, revealing its highly elliptical orbit and partial habitability due to its changing position relative to its star. This discovery highlights the potential of TTVs to find planets on wider orbits and in habitable zones, expanding our understanding of exoplanets and the search for life.
Chinese-led international research has used a new transit timing variation (TTV) technique to discover a super-Earth, Kepler-725c, within the habitable zone of a sun-like star, marking a significant advancement in the search for potentially life-supporting planets.
In Helldivers 2, players are making a last-ditch effort to defend Super Earth from alien invaders, with some success and internal community conflicts stemming from translation issues and time zone challenges, leaving the future of the planetary defense uncertain.
Researchers from the Florida Institute of Technology propose that a hypothetical super-Earth, named Phaedra, located between Mars and Jupiter, could have destabilized Earth's climate, making it uninhabitable. Their models suggest that even a planet twice Earth's mass could cause chaotic seasonal shifts, while a planet 10 to 20 times larger would render Earth inhospitable. This raises concerns about the potential dangers of super-Earths, which are common in the galaxy, to nearby planets' habitability.