New observations from the space telescope point to the existence of a “glory” in the atmosphere of WASP-76b, a luminous ...
"There's a reason no glory has been seen before outside our solar system — it requires very peculiar conditions." ...
Life on Earth depends on six critical elements: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, and sulfur. These elements ...
This rainbow-like atmospheric phenomenon depends on a very specific set of circumstances. It is common on Earth and ...
Recent controversies bode ill for the effort to detect life on other planets by analyzing the gases in their atmospheres.
The total solar eclipse across North America on April 8, 2024, is a stunning and memorable event for everyone in its path.
Researchers believe they may have identified a set of rainbow-like colorful rings, called a glory, on a planet outside our ...
A study that investigated 42 superflares challenges the traditional blackbody radiation model of superflares, proposing the ...
WASP-76b is a strange world. Located several hundred light-years away, the Jupiter-like planet is tidally locked to its star, ...
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 ...
Astronomers confirm the existence of a first-of-its-kind tidally locked exoplanet, Kua'kua. This alien world is locked to its ...
A recent study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics examines rainbow-like light patterns known as “glories” between the ...