Exoplanet Modelisation Multiple rings in protoplanetary discs: one planet to govern them all Recent observations of protoplanetary disks, these planetary systems in formation, frequently reveal sequences of dark and bright rings. While these...
Exoplanet WASP-76b: Nightside condensation of iron in an ultrahot giant exoplanet Ehrenreich and his team reporte the detection of an asymmetric atmospheric signature in the ultrahot exoplanet WASP-76b, revealing a different...
Exoplanet Observation 5 ways to find a planet How do astronomers find planets? There are mainly 5 detection methods. Some give more results than others. Discover these methods...
Exoplanet NGTS-10b: The shortest period hot Jupiter yet discovered Astronomers from the University of Warwick have observed an exoplanet orbiting a star in just over 18 hours, the shortest...
Exoplanet XMM-Newton reveals giant flare from a tiny star A star of about eight percent the Sun’s mass has been caught emitting an enormous ‘super flare’ of X-rays –...
Exoplanet Coherent radio emission from a quiescent red dwarf indicative of star–planet interaction Vedantham et al. recently published an article in Nature Astronomy about the discovery of a coherent radio emission from a...
Space mission Workshop JWST Master Class Workshop The first call for proposals for the James Webb Space Telescope will open on January 23rd 2020, with an expected...
Space mission NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope Ends 16-Year Mission of Discovery On January 30, 2020, NASA terminates the Spitzer Space Telescope mission after 6002 days since its launch in August 2003...
General information Le site internet sur JWST pour les francophones Si vous voulez en apprendre plus sur le futur télescope James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ou suivre les dernières nouveautés,...
General information History Chronology of exoplanet discoveries A Planetary tour through time. The ancients debated the existence of planets beyond our own; now we know of thousands....