New observations from the space telescope point to the existence of a “glory” in the atmosphere of WASP-76b, a luminous ...
Life on Earth depends on six critical elements: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, and sulfur. These elements ...
"There's a reason no glory has been seen before outside our solar system — it requires very peculiar conditions." ...
From the brightness variations of its host star, an exoplanet’s size and other properties can be determined. In order to ...
Researchers believe they may have identified a set of rainbow-like colorful rings, called a glory, on a planet outside our ...
Recent controversies bode ill for the effort to detect life on other planets by analyzing the gases in their atmospheres.
This rainbow-like atmospheric phenomenon depends on a very specific set of circumstances. It is common on Earth and ...
The total solar eclipse across North America on April 8, 2024, is a stunning and memorable event for everyone in its path.
The CHEOPS space telescope is providing new information on the mysterious exoplanet WASP-76b. This ultra-hot giant is characterized by an asymmetry between the amount of light observed on its eastern ...
New data suggest that exoplanet WASP-76 b could harbor a massive, rainbow-colored light show known as a "glory." Until now, ...
Astronomers confirm the existence of a first-of-its-kind tidally locked exoplanet, Kua'kua. This alien world is locked to its ...
Recent data from various space missions suggest that the exoplanet WASP-76b may hold the first extrasolar "glory lights" ...