The planet is HD 209458 b, and nicknamed “Osiris” as it is a very hot and hostile world. Lets explore what we know about the planet
Jun 24th: Osiris: The Exoplanet That Changed Everything
Tag: exoplanet
Jun 6th: Happy Space News!
Lets take a closer look at the search for a possible planet in our outer solar system & also aurorae here, Jupiter, & Neptune
Jun 4th: We’ve Discovered At Least 5,000 Planets
Taking a look at the last 40 years we went from knowing of the handful of planets in solar system to knowing of around 5,000 planets littering the galaxy.
May 31st: Could This Be One of the Strangest Planets Ever Found?
Recently, a team of astronomers found a new exoplanet, called 2M1510 (AB) b, that really surprised them. This new exoplanet is special — its orbit looks more like a Ferris wheel!
May 27th: Biosignatures: The Search for Life Beyond Earth
The search for life ia about finding out if a planet located in habitable zone and more other information to learn if life may be there.
May 13th: A Glimpse into the Early Stages of Planetary Evolution
Deep in the cosmos, NASA’s TESS has discovered four new worlds orbiting a pair of young stars that provides a glimpse of planetary evolution.
May 5th: Exoplanet K2-18b
It’s in the news and people are claiming aliens… but is it aliens? Let’s see what the data actually says.
Apr 1st: TRAPPIST-1e: The Most Habitable Exoplanet
TRAPPIST-1e is a rocky, close-to-Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone around the ultra-cool dwarf star.
Mar 11th: Life in Terminator Zones
Feb 11th: What is the Habitable Worlds Observatory?
Finding habitable worlds need a dedicated instrument that does nothing else but tries to locate and characterize them. That’s where the Habitable Worlds Observatory comes in