[IAC] The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has presented the progress made on the SELF (Small ExoLife Finder) telescope at the international Charting the Future of Stellar and Exoplanet […]
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Atmospheric Dynamics And Variability Of Periodically Irradiated Tidally Locked Planets
[astro-ph.EP] Time-variable stellar heating may create new climate states, such as permanently hot or cold hemispheres, on asynchronous planets. Planets on eccentric orbits, circumbinary planets and planets on polar orbits […]
![Graphical Abstract -- [astro-ph.EP]](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Space-Journey-Beyond-Earth.jpg?resize=1200%2C720&ssl=1)
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Space Journey Beyond Earth: Exploring The Properties Of Exoplanets And Multi-planetary Systems
[astro-ph.EP]. In contrast to the observed exoplanet diversity, planets within many multi-planetary systems exhibit intra-system similarities in their radii, masses, and orbital spacings.
![D.2: Transit signals recovery analysis in the TESS light curve of TOI-210. TOI-210 b is shown in gold at its period of 9.01 days. Candidate planets at 2.15 and 3.76 days tentatively detected in the NIRPS RVs are indicated as lower limits, with arrows extending from minimum (iron density) to realistic (Earth density) radii based on their minimum masses. The expected transit depths fall within the TESS sensitivity, suggesting that if these RV signals are planets, they are unlikely to be transiting. -- [astro-ph.EP]](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/A-temperate.png?resize=1200%2C713&ssl=1)
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A Temperate Sub-Neptune Transiting The M4 Dwarf TOI-210 Identified By NIRPS And TESS — Uncovering Hidden M-dwarf Planetary Systems In The Near-infrared
[astro-ph.EP] Super-Earths and sub-Neptunes dominate the exoplanet population, yet their compositions, formation mechanisms, and capability of retaining atmospheres remain poorly understood. M-type stars offer a unique opportunity to investigate these […]
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Roman Space Telescope’s Wide Field Instrument Activated – Coronagraph Checked Out
[NASA] NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully activated the Wide Field Instrument, a 300-megapixel infrared camera that will allow scientists to explore wide swaths of the cosmos […]
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The NEID Earth Twin Survey. VI. Discovery Of A Low-Mass Planet Orbiting HD 126053 And RV Signals Near The Rotation Periods Of HD 168009 and HD 10780
[astro-ph.EP] Extreme precision radial velocity (EPRV) spectrographs are making strides in extending the limits of radial velocity exoplanet detection.
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The First Hubble Detection Of A Secondary Eclipse From A Rocky Exoplanet: The 5.4-hour Planet TOI-2431 b
[astro-ph.EP] We present an HST/WFC3 G141 phase-curve observation of the ultra-short-period rocky planet TOI-2431 b and detect its secondary eclipse in the near infrared.
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An Earth-like Planet With Two Suns?
[UC Riverside] A nearby star system with two suns could potentially support an Earth-sized planet in a region where liquid water could exist, according to a new paper examining the […]
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Ammonia And An Unexpected Chill Discovered On Distant Giant Planet HATS-6 b
[University of Maryland] Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of astronomers led by the University of Maryland identified water, methane and ammonia in the atmosphere of HATS-6 […]
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Calculating Potential Cumulative Carbon Fixed And Evolutionary Stage For Earthlike Planets In Our Solar Neighborhood
[International Journal of Astrobiology] We propose a novel method for estimating possible biological evolutionary stage on exoplanets based on the hypothesis that biological evolutionary state is a linear function of […]