Directly imaging Earth-like exoplanets within habitable zones is challenging because faint signals can be obscured by exozodiacal dust, analogous to our solar system’s zodiacal dust. This dust scatters starlight, creating […]
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Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Unveiling the HD 95086 System at Mid-infrared Wavelengths with JWST/MIRI
Mid-infrared imaging of exoplanets and disks is now possible with the coronagraphs of the MIRI on the JWST. This wavelength range unveils new features of young directly imaged systems and […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Status Report
Prototyping Liquid-crystal Coronagraphs For Exo-Earth Imaging
This paper presents initial results from the ESA-funded “SUPPPPRESS” project, which aims to develop high-performance liquid-crystal coronagraphs for direct imaging of Earth-like exoplanets in reflected light.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Brown Dwarfs, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gas Giants, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Jupiter, Press Release
Webb Images Cold Exoplanet Epsilon Indi Ab 12 Light-Years Away
If alien astronomers in a nearby star system had a telescope like NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and they pointed it toward our solar system, then Jupiter might look very […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
The High-contrast Performance of the Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer
The Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC), a series of upgrades to the Keck II Adaptive Optics System and Instrument Suite, aims to demonstrate high-resolution spectroscopy of faint exoplanets that […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Beta Pictoris, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gas Giants, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
JWST-TST High Contrast: JWST/NIRCam Observations Of The Young Giant Planet β Pic b
We present the first JWST/NIRCam observations of the directly-imaged gas giant exoplanet β Pic b. Observations in six filters using NIRCam’s round coronagraphic masks provide a high signal-to-noise detection of […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Exploring The Directly Imaged HD 1160 System Through Spectroscopic Characterisation And High-cadence Variability Monitoring
The time variability and spectra of directly imaged companions provide insight into their physical properties and atmospheric dynamics.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Planet Hunting Coronagraph Update
A technology demo on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help increase the variety of distant planets scientists can directly image.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report, Stellar Cartography
Direct Imaging Of Exoplanets
Over the past 4 decades, the exploration of planets beyond our solar system has yielded the discovery of over 5,600 exoplanets orbiting different stars. Continuous advancements in instrumentation and cutting-edge […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
Roman Space Telescope Next-Gen Exoplanet-Imaging Technology Tested
A cutting-edge tool to view planets outside our solar system has passed two key tests ahead of its launch as part of the agency’s Roman Space Telescope by 2027.