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Diverse Organic Molecules Discovered Surrounding A Newly Formed Star
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (283+ words) Astrobiology Web [Kyoto University] For the first time, a stellar cradle containing diverse organic molecules has been discovered at the site where a star exploded. Associate Professor Takashi Shimonishi of the Faculty of Science, Niigata University, Associate Professor Hidetoshi Sano…...
A Search For Narrowband Technosignatures From LTT 3780 With The Allen Telescope Array And The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (309+ words) Astrobiology Web [astro-ph. IM] The LTT3780 system hosts two known exoplanets-LTT3780b, a rocky super-Earth, and LTT3780c, a temperate sub-Neptune-orbiting a nearby M dwarf on opposite sides of the radius valley. LTT3780c has been proposed as a candidate Hycean world, making the system an…...
The ghost in Orion's shell
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (385+ words) New radio observations reveal hidden structures around the Orion Nebula image: Fig. 1: Radio emission from neutral hydrogen atoms in the direction of the Orion Nebula, the most nearby regions of high-mass star formation. view more Credit: Juan D. Soler, University of…...
Orion Nebula: Mapping Hidden Hydrogen
8+ hour, 46+ min ago (457+ words) SFL Educational News Service The Core Concept: Astronomers have generated the highest-resolution maps to date of neutral atomic hydrogen in the Orion Nebula, revealing previously unseen structures, such as giant expanding shells and cavities. Key Distinction/Mechanism: By combining observations…...
Rare "Super Jupiter" that"s FIVE times bigger is spotted orbiting distant star by Nasa "planet-hunting" probe
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (30+ words) SCIENTISTS have discovered a new exoplanet dubbed "Super Jupiter" that is orbiting a distant star. The experts behind the discovery have said this moment reflects the massive improvements made in. .....
Mystery deepens as giant exoplanet refuses to reveal where it was born
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A "Smart Ruler" Could Help Swarms of Space Telescopes Image Exoplanets
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (794+ words) We've talked plenty of times here about the infeasibility of launching a mirror big enough to directly image exoplanets using current rocket fairings - at least as long as we're not sending them 500+ AU away to a gravitational lensing point. We've…...
Scientists Tracked A Hidden Giant Planet for Years Before Revealing One of the Longest Transiting Worlds Ever Found
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (464+ words) Astronomers have confirmed a rare super-Jupiter with a 180-day orbit, revealing one of the longest-period transiting exoplanets ever discovered....
Distant Galaxy Shaped Like a Giant Jellyfish Sheds Gas, Forming New Stars as It Moves Through Hot Cosmic Gas
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (810+ words) The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed one of the most unusual images ever recorded of a distant galaxy: COSMOS2020-635829, a structure with long trails of gas resembling jellyfish tentacles. According to the study published in The Astrophysical Journal, the object…...
Scientists found a nearby planet that looks much more Earth-like than they thought
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (708+ words) The search for life beyond Earth rarely moves in giant leaps. It usually advances through careful measurements that slowly reveal what distant worlds are really like. One nearby planet has provided an important step in that direction. Astronomers have taken…...