More JWST observations are finding fewer early massive galaxies

There's a common pattern in science. We develop some new process or tool that allows us to gather all kinds of data we've never had before, the data threatens to overturn all we've assumed about ...

A new theory to explain Abell 3827's hazy and askew gravitationally lensed galaxies

A trio of astrophysicists, two from Carnegie Mellon University and the third from Bahamas Advanced Study Institute and Conferences, is proposing a new theory to explain the unique lensing seen ...

Old stars don't have hot Jupiters, suggests study

As we began to discover hundreds, then thousands of exoplanets, we found that there were two types of worlds unlike anything in our solar system. The first are super-Earths. These worlds straddle ...

A new planet-hunting instrument has been installed on the Very Large Telescope

Exoplanet studies have come a long way in a short time. To date, 5,523 exoplanets have been confirmed in 4,117 systems, with another 9,867 candidates awaiting confirmation. With all these planets ...

The world's largest radio telescope has scanned Barnard's star for extraterrestrial signals

Barnard's Star is a small red dwarf just six light-years from Earth. Despite its proximity, it was only noticed in 1916 when E. E. Barnard found it had a particularly high proper motion. It ...

What's Going On With TRAPPIST-1b? It's Complicated, Says JWST Data

— Stocktrek Images/Stocktrek Images/Getty ImagesTRAPPIST-1 just reminded us, again, that space is unforgiving.Last year, a team of astronomers used JWST to measure the starlight shining ...

James Webb analyzes atmosphere of first TRAPPIST planet

The James Webb Space Telescope has achieved one of the first major science goals announced for it way back in 2017. The infrared instrument has now probed the atmosphere around one of the TRAPPIST-1 ...

Webb finds no atmosphere in potentially habitable TRAPPIST-1

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James Webb Space Telescope's first spectrum of a TRAPPIST-1 planet

In a solar system called TRAPPIST-1, 40 light years from the sun, seven Earth-sized planets revolve around a cold star.

Many-Mirrored Galaxies Deepen Dark Matter Mystery

A surprisingly complex galaxy cluster suggests that in the search for dark matter, nothing is as simple as it seems

This Hubble Space Telescope galaxy image could help reveal how stars are born (photo)

If we can understand how stars form, perhaps we can understand how planets do, too. ...

TRAPPIST-1: Webb Telescope Probes Rocky Planet In ‘Solar System 2.0’

James Webb Space Telescope observations of a promising exoplanet in the TRAPPIST-1 star system just produced a lot of science, but no evidence for an atmosphere.

Latest Look at TRAPPIST-1 Planet Raises Concerns of Star 'Contamination'

Things may not all be as they seem.

James Webb Telescope Scans First TRAPPIST-1 Planet for an Atmosphere

TRAPPIST-1 b isn't the best hope for Earth-like conditions in this nearby solar system, but it helps astronomers test their methods.

JWST just scanned the skies of potentially habitable exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b

An artistic representation of the TRAPPIST-1 red dwarf star, featuring its very active nature. Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b is the closest planet to the system’s central star ...

This TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet seems to have no atmosphere — the truth may hide in its star, James Webb Space Telescope reveals

The findings also corroborate earlier reports that TRAPPIST-1b lacks a thick, hydrogen atmosphere. ...

JWST provides new insights into a distant star and its exoplanets

Uh oh, where did the atmosphere go: the impact of host stars’ radiation on exoplanet atmospheres

Title: Impact of M-dwarf Stellar Wind and Photoevaporation on the Atmospheric Evolution of Small PlanetsAuthors: Ashini Modi, Raissa Estrela, Adriana ValioFirst Author’s Institution: Harvard ...

Hubble Focuses on Pair of Galaxies in Abell 1185

A dazzling new photo from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows two member galaxies of the galaxy cluster Abell 1185: the elliptical galaxy NGC 3558 and the barred spiral galaxy LEDA 83465. The ...

Hubble Space Telescope Captures LINER on Collision Course

This Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week prominently features two galaxies: NGC 3558 in the lower left, and LEDA 83465 in the upper right....

Asymmetric Enigma: Hubble Explores a Vibrant Virgo Cluster Galaxy

It’s easy to get swept up in the swirling starry arms of this intermediate spiral galaxy, NGC 4654, in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy has...

Hubble Captures a Breathtaking Light Show From a Powerful Protostellar Jet

This breathtaking image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a region called G35.2-0.7N, which is known as a hotbed of high-mass star formation. The kind...

Scientists Discover Source of Mysterious Alignment of Stars Near the Galactic Center

Scientists from The University of Manchester and the University of Hong Kong have found a source for the enigmatic alignment of stars close to the...

Unlocking Exoplanetary Secrets: Webb Space Telescope’s Deep Dive Into TRAPPIST-1

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope shed light on the TRAPPIST-1 solar system, particularly planet TRAPPIST-1 b. The study emphasized the star’s substantial influence...

JWST’s first spectrum of a TRAPPIST-1 planet

    Image In a solar system called TRAPPIST-1, 40 light years from the sun, seven Earth-sized planets revolve around a cold star.    Astronomers obtained new data from the James Webb Space ...

Webb Captures Transmission Spectra of TRAPPIST-1b

TRAPPIST-1 is a nearby system of seven Earth-sized, temperate, rocky exoplanets transiting a Jupiter-sized ultracool red dwarf, ideally suited for in-depth atmospheric studies. The post Webb ...

New insights into the atmosphere and star of an exoplanet

Astronomers led by a team at Université de Montréal has made important progress in understanding the intriguing TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system, which was first discovered in 2016 amid speculation ...

Stellar Contamination and Ghostly Atmospheres: Webb Reveals New Insights Into TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanet

Astronomers have made breakthroughs in studying the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system, emphasizing the role of stellar contamination and exploring the potential atmospheres of TRAPPIST-1 b. Astronomers...