The phenomenon is known, but this is the first time that astronomers have observed it directly. Around the dying star Kepler-1658, the orbit of one of its planets is gradually declining. So that in a few billion years, it will collide with its star. Located 2,629 light-years away, the star Kepler-1658 was discovered in 2009 … Read more
In the Milky Way, astronomers discover many curiosities. The Hot Jupiters which are particularly close to their star are an example. However, scientists are not at the end of their surprise. Recently they noticed a mysterious phenomenon in the upper layers of the atmosphere of two exoplanets in the Milky Way. Astronomers have discovered that … Read more
Published on : 26/08/2022 – 17:32 The first observations of an exoplanet’s atmosphere by the James Webb Space Telescope, published on Thursday, revealed the presence of CO2 around WASP-39b. This first detection of this chemical compound outside our solar system confirms that the telescope will make it possible to understand the formation of the most … Read more
[The Epoch Times, August 26, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Li Yan compiled and reported) NASA’sWeberspacetelescopeEvidence has been clearly captured: aexoplanetexist in the atmospherecarbon dioxide.The researchers say the finding “crosses the line”exoplanetAn important threshold in science”. Webb will make such measurements on various planets over the next decade to understand their origin and evolution. The exoplanet, … Read more
International research teams such as Japan and the United States have succeeded in directly observing a protoplanet in the process of formation, which has a mass about four times that of Jupiter. It was published in the English scientific journal Nature Astronomy on the 4th. The photo is an image. Photo courtesy of NASA, ESA, … Read more
[Epoch Times March 25, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Di Rui compiled and reported) NASA announced that the discovery ofexoplanetThe cumulative number has reached 5,000, which is a milestone in the history of exoplanet exploration in the past 30 years. On March 21, NASA confirmed the discovery of 65 new objectsexoplanetLater, the exoplanet counter jumped to … Read more
Published on : 08/01/2022 – 18:14 The James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed the final stage of its deployment on Saturday. It will now have to reach its final orbit 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. The James Webb Space Telescope is now ready to explore the cosmos. A little more than five months before his … Read more