A fringe theory called "panspermia" suggests that lifeforms can spread to new planets by hitching rides on meteors. New ...
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." ...
From the brightness variations of its host star, an exoplanet’s size and other properties can be determined. In order to ...
New data suggest that exoplanet WASP-76 b could harbor a massive, rainbow-colored light show known as a "glory." Until now, ...
In a new study, astronomers claim they observed the rainbow-like ‘glory effect’ on another exoplanet outside our solar system ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...