New observations from the space telescope point to the existence of a “glory” in the atmosphere of WASP-76b, a luminous ...
Life on Earth depends on six critical elements: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, and sulfur. These elements ...
"There's a reason no glory has been seen before outside our solar system — it requires very peculiar conditions." ...
For the first time, astronomers observed the rainbow-like effect on the exoplanet WASP-76b — a hot gas giant located 637 ...
Recent controversies bode ill for the effort to detect life on other planets by analyzing the gases in their atmospheres.
The total solar eclipse across North America on April 8, 2024, is a stunning and memorable event for everyone in its path.
Researchers believe they may have identified a set of rainbow-like colorful rings, called a glory, on a planet outside our ...
This rainbow-like atmospheric phenomenon depends on a very specific set of circumstances. It is common on Earth and ...
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a tidally-locked super-Earth a few light-years away from our planet. The ...
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 ...
Astronomers confirm the existence of a first-of-its-kind tidally locked exoplanet, Kua'kua. This alien world is locked to its ...