Clues about how worlds like Earth may have formed have been found buried at the heart of a spectacular ‘cosmic butterfly’.
JWST
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Comets and Asteroids, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Status Report
JWST Detection Of A Carbon Dioxide Dominated Gas Coma Surrounding Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar object to visit our Solar System, and only the second to display a clear coma.
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, Ice Giant, Icy Worlds, Press Release
New Model Aims To Demystify Steam Worlds Beyond Our Solar System
For astrobiologists, the search for life beyond our solar system could be likened to where one would look in a vast desert—essentially, where there’s water. And it turns out that […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Modeling Tails Of Escaping Gas In Exoplanet Atmospheres With Harmonica
Exoplanets that reside close to their host stars, and therefore receive substantial amounts of X-ray and ultraviolet radiation, are prone to suffer from strong atmospheric escape.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Status Report
Overview Of Complex Organic Molecule Observations In Protostellar Systems
Complex organic molecules (COMs) have been detected abundantly at various stages of star formation, particularly in the warm protostellar phase.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Conferences and Meetings, Press Release
Upcoming JWebbinars Help the Community Prepare for Cycle 5
Starting later this month and continuing into September, we will offer four new JWebbinars covering topics designed to help the community prepare for Cycle 5: Registration is not required for […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Status Report
Identifying Habitable Exoplanets With Radio Telescopes On The Lunar Farside
The search for habitable conditions beyond Earth is a top priority in astrophysics.
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Machine Learning Revolution For Exoplanet Direct Imaging Detection: Transformer Architectures
Directly imaging exoplanets is a formidable challenge due to extreme contrast ratios and quasi-static speckle noise, motivating the exploration of advanced post-processing methods.
Posted inAstrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Hot Rocks Survey IV: Emission From LTT 3780 b Is Consistent With A Bare Rock
It is an open question whether small planets around M dwarfs are able to maintain atmospheres. The Hot Rocks Survey aims to address this question by observing 9 rocky exoplanets […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
The JWST Rocky Worlds DDT Program Reveals GJ 3929b To Likely Be A Bare Rock
We report first results from the JWST Rocky Worlds Director’s Discretionary Time program. Two secondary eclipses of the terrestrial exoplanet GJ 3929b were recently observed using MIRI photometric imaging at […]