Using data from the Hubble Telescope and the ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, a team of scientists have successfully detected clouds on an exoplanet and even measured their altitude.
It’s time for October skyguide and news round-up session with @AwesomeAstroPod. Today we have mysterious case of missing supernova, volcanoes on Venus,and
George’s Random Astronomical Object presents the star HD 191089. Astronomers may not have found an exoplanet orbiting this star, but they found the next best thing.
Hycean worlds have hydrogen-rich atmospheres & are covered in oceans, making them prime candidates for the search for life outside our own solar system. #65DaysOfAstro
The total number of confirmed exoplanets are more than 4000. So let’s run the clock forward and try to calculate what the future holds for exoplanets. How many worlds will we know about 3 decades from now, in the year 2050?
Time for the space explorations round up with @AwesomeAstroPod. Today’s news will cover JWST, ARTEMIS Project, ISS new module, Inspiration4, first Mars sample by Perseverance and more discussion topic.
NASA’s TESS spacecraft, which is primarily used to search for exoplanets, has now observed a veritable symphony of pulsating red giant stars, each with their own internal vibrations. More at #365DaysOfAstro
The hunt is on for Earth like planets! More about exoplanet TOI 700 d and the discovery of PHA 2020 CL1 at #365DaysOfAstro
Dreaming up new planets is a favourite pastime of science fiction writers, but the universe often has them beat. Today we will look at the diversity of these worlds. #365DaysOfAstro
Astronomers have discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This is a good news and good start to look for habitable places in the Universe. More at #365DaysOfAstro