In the accretion disc of AB Aurigae, astronomers observed a clear overall spiral structure with a little twist or a spiral kink in the accretion disc that marks the spot where a planet may be forming.
WASP 76b is a newly discovered exoplanet and one of the strangest exoplanets we’ve ever seen. It is a hot Jupiter with molten iron rains!
We have an awesome exoplanet which raining iron. Wouldn’t it be cool to live there? Or… not? Check it out with @PaulMattSutter at #365DaysOfAstro
We might be alone, unless it turns out that we aren’t.
A large exoplanet: K2-18b, Mars Insight probe news, mission to Phobos, and discussion about how Taking up Space introduces STEM is fun for girls.
In this episode, our favorite exoplanet hunting space telescope, known as TESS, has managed to capture a black hole tearing a star apart.
A planet that orbits 2 stars. And it was found by a High School kid! more about it on #weeklyspacehangout at #365DaysOfAstro
NASA’s Deep Space Network is celebrating its 50th birthday, while Hubble Space Telescope was used to study 3 planets orbiting stars similar to our Sun. #365DaysOfAstro
Kepler discovered First Earth-Sized Planet in the Habitable Zone & A Unique Metal World: Asteroid Psyche
We are looking for more observatories and amateur astronomers who might want to join the project. The Habitable Exoplanet Hunting Project is a worldwide network of amateur astronomers searching for new potentially habitable exoplanets.