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Clingy exoplanet may be triggering destructive stellar flares
Paris, France (SPX) Jul 07, 2025 Astronomers using ESA's Cheops mission have observed a young exoplanet seemingly causing powerful flares from its host star-flares so intense they are rapidly stripping away the planet's delicate atmosphere. The planet, HIP 67522 b, orbits its star in just seven days and is bombarded by radiation due to frequent energetic outbursts. These flares, nearly 100 times more energetic than predicted, are the first clear sign of a planet actively disturbing its star's magnetic field-an interaction long th ... read more |
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How airports like Heathrow and Gatwick could help aliens spot EarthLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 Radar systems used by civilian airports and military operations are inadvertently revealing our existence to potential advanced alien civilisations, new research shows. The study explored how ... more 
Scientists uncover mechanism that causes formation of planetsPrinceton NJ (SPX) Jul 09, 2025 Instead of a tempest in a teapot, imagine the cosmos in a canister. Scientists have performed experiments using nested, spinning cylinders to confirm that an uneven wobble in a ring of electrically ... more 
Earth sized planets frequently orbit red dwarf stars study findsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 30, 2025 Astronomers from Heidelberg University have found that Earth-like planets are especially common around low-mass stars, according to new results based on data from the CARMENES project. The internati ... more 
Desert lichen offers new evidence for the possibility of life on other planetsReno NV (SPX) Jun 26, 2025 The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists have turned to Earth-like planets in other solar systems that may show the ... more |
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SkyMapper and SETI launch real time global astronomy data networkLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2025 SkyMapper has partnered with the SETI Institute to create a decentralized astronomical data network aimed at providing continuous, real-time sky observations to scientists, educators, and citizen as ... more 
Shaping of rocky planets traced to final stages of formationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2025 Southwest Research Institute and Yale University scientists have compiled recent advancements in understanding how late-stage accretion shaped the evolution of the solar system's rocky planets. Thei ... more 
ALMA maps evolution of planet-forming gas disks over millions of yearsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2025 An international astronomy collaboration has uncovered new details about the life cycles of gas and dust disks that form planets, using observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter A ... more
Discovery of giant planet orbiting tiny star challenges theories on planet formationLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 11, 2025 Star TOI-6894 is just like many in our galaxy, a small red dwarf, and only ~20% of the mass of our Sun. Like many small stars, it is not expected to provide suitable conditions for the formation and ... more
Silicate clouds discovered in atmosphere of distant exoplanetDublin, Ireland (SPX) Jun 11, 2025 Astrophysicists have gained precious new insights into how distant "exoplanets" form and what their atmospheres can look like, after using the James Webb Telescope to image two young exoplanets in e ... more |
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Space pebbles and rocks play pivotal role in giant planet's formation
London, UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2025 Scientists analysing an ultra-hot giant planet believe it was formed by absorbing lightweight gases like methane evaporating from tiny space pebbles, whilst being bombarded with large rocky objects. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to explore the atmosphere of WASP-121b, researchers successfully detected water (H2O), carbon monoxide (CO), and silicon monoxide (SiO) in the side facing its star or 'dayside'. They also found methane (CH4) in the planet's 'nightside' atmosphere. Publi ... read more 
How does life rebound from mass extinctions Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 04, 2025 If you're an animal living through a mass extinction, it's best to be one that's found a unique way to make a living. A new analysis of the species that lived or died out in the wake of the as ... more |
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Super-Earth discovered in habitable zone of Sun-like star via TTV technique, paving way for 'Earth 2.0' searchesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 04, 2025 "Are we alone?" This ancient question has occupied humanity's mind for a long time. In 1995, the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star opened the door to exploring this profound ... more 
Huge planet discovered orbiting tiny star puzzles scientistsParis (AFP) June 4, 2025 Astronomers announced Wednesday they have discovered a massive planet orbiting a tiny star, a bizarre pairing that has stumped scientists. ... more 
How chaotic planet formation may explain wide-orbit worlds like Planet NineLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 28, 2025 In the remote edges of planetary systems, far beyond the range of traditional planet-forming regions, astronomers have long grappled with the mystery of wide-orbit planets. These gas giants and plan ... more 
Doubt cast on claim of 'hints' of life on faraway planetParis (AFP) May 24, 2025 When astronomers announced last month they might have discovered the most promising hints of alien life yet on a distant planet, the rare good news raised hopes humanity could soon learn we are not alone in the universe. ... more
A rare planet may orbit brown dwarf pair at right anglesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2025 A newly identified planetary system, labeled 2M1510, may be home to one of the most unusual planetary orbits ever observed. A candidate planet appears to loop above and below the poles of a pair of ... more |
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