A planet without an atmosphere bolsters concerns about bodies orbiting stars smaller than the sun
Phys.org - Wed 21 Aug 19Most of the terrestrial planets in the galaxy orbit stars smaller than the sun. Because of their sheer numbers, they would seem to be promising candidates in the search for life elsewhere. But ...
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope sheds light on Moon-like exoplanet
New Atlas - Wed 21 Aug 19NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has provided new insights into a rocky exoplanet that may be very similar to the planet Mercury or Earth's Moon. Orbiting an M-type dwarf star 48.6 light ...
Rocky, Earth-sized exoplanet is missing an atmosphere
Phys.org - Tue 20 Aug 19Astronomers at MIT, Harvard University, and elsewhere have searched a rocky, Earth-sized exoplanet for signs of an atmosphere—and found none.
Rocky, Earth-sized exoplanet is missing an atmosphere, Science Blog - Tue 20 Aug 19This Rocky Super-Earth Had Its Atmosphere Vaporized
Discover Magazine - Mon 19 Aug 19Astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope discovered that exoplanet LHS 3844b probably lacks any atmosphere at all. (Credit: ESO/NASA) Rocky planets just a little larger than Earth are ...
There’s plenty of room, but no atmosphere
Cosmos Magazine - Mon 19 Aug 19Exoplanet still has a few things to offer, however. Richard A Lovett reports.
NASA Provides Rare Glimpse of Rocky Exoplanet’s Strange Surface
Geek.com - Wed 21 Aug 19This artist's illustration shows LHS 3844b, an exoplanet with a surface that may be mostly covered in dark lava rock, according to observations by NASA's Spitzer Space ...
Super-Earth at a nearby star is a Mercury-like hunk of rock
Ars Technica - Tue 20 Aug 19Consistent with the idea that small stars may burn off nearby atmospheres.
This Weird, Rocky Planet Has No Atmosphere
SPACE.com - Tue 20 Aug 19A nearby, rocky exoplanet may be just a plain rock with no atmosphere — supporting a theory that planets orbiting small stars are more susceptible to lacking an atmosphere.
Space telescope offers rare glimpse of Earth-sized rocky exoplanet
Reuters - Tue 20 Aug 19Direct observations from a NASA space telescope have for the first time revealed the atmospheric void of a rocky, Earth-sized world beyond our own solar system orbiting the most common type ...
NASA glimpses surface of distant rocky exoplanet
FOXNews - Mon 19 Aug 19Data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has given scientists a first glimpse into conditions on the surface of a rocky exoplanet beyond the solar system.
Spitzer confirms: no atmosphere on nearby exoplanet
ZME Science - Mon 19 Aug 19Christened LHS 3844b, the exoplanet is 1.3 times larger than our planet, orbits its star in 11 hours, and -- as confirmed by this study -- is also telluric (rocky).
Study: NASA data shows Earth-sized exoplanet lacks atmosphere
UPI - Mon 19 Aug 19A rocky planet orbiting a star beyond the sun does not have an atmosphere, according to a study released Monday.
Exoplanet's vaporized atmosphere reveals rare look at its rocky surface
Astronomy.com - Mon 19 Aug 19Astronomers studied a rocky exoplanet 1.3 times as wide as Earth with 100 hours of Spitzer telescope time to find that it is probably a bare rock lacking any atmosphere.
Space Telescope Sees a Rocky Exoplanet’s Surface. And It’s Horrible
Astroengine - Wed 21 Aug 19It’s both too hot and too cold, has no atmosphere, and is no place to take a vacation—but there is an upside. It’s hard to say anything positive about the exoplanet LHS 3844b. ...
Rare study of Earth-sized planet uses technique pioneered by Vanderbilt professor
Science Blog - Tue 20 Aug 19A groundbreaking study, using data from NASA and a technique pioneered by a Vanderbilt professor, is giving humankind a glimpse at a distant exoplanet with ... Read more
A rare look at the surface of a rocky exoplanet
SpaceDaily - Tue 20 Aug 19Boston MA (SPX) Aug 20, 2019 A new study using data from the IRAC camera on NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope provides a rare glimpse at the conditions on the surface of a rocky planet around ...