University of Warwick Archives

Simulation of a planet embedded in a protoplanetary disc, causing disc material to pile up in a ring exterior to its orbit – Credit: Amena Faruqi / University of Warwick Credit Amena Faruqi / University of Warwick

Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Stellar Cartography

Weighing Newborn Planets Using Their Dusty Fingerprints

by Keith CowingMay 29, 2026May 29, 2026

A team of astronomers, led by University of Warwick in collaboration with researchers at MIT and McMaster, have developed a novel method to use the properties of dust rings around […]

This is an artist's impression of a unique type of exoplanet discovered with the Hubble Space Telescope. The planet is so close it to its star that it completes an orbit in 10.5 hours. The planet is only 750,000 miles from the star, or 1/130th the distance between Earth and the Sun. Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Schaller (for STScI) - https://science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble/artists-impression-of-an-ultra-short-period-planet/ - This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

AI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release

AI Approach Uncovers Dozens Of Hidden Planets In NASA’s TESS Data

by Keith CowingMarch 31, 2026March 31, 2026

Astronomers at the University of Warwick have validated over 100 exoplanets, including 31 newly detected planets, using a new artificial intelligence tool applied to data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey […]

An artist’s impression of the two new planets discovered. An inner super-Earth, here seen transiting in front of the orange host-star and an icy giant planet on the periphery of the system. Credit Thibaut Roger - Université de Genève

Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gas Giants, Icy Worlds, Press Release

Discovery of Two Planets Sheds New Light On The Formation Of Planetary Systems

by Keith CowingJanuary 20, 2025January 19, 2025

The discovery of two new planets beyond our solar system by a team of astronomers from The University of Warwick and the University of Geneva (UNIGE), is challenging scientific understanding […]

Amplitude (red) and phase (green) of a 146.1 d signal as a function of time for different sizes of time windows. Solid lines correspond to estimate and shaded areas to ± 1 σ uncertainties. Denoting by Tobs the total time span of observations, a) and b) are obtained with windows of size Tobs/3 = 1234.2 d and Tobs/9 = 411.42 d, respectively. -- Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gaia Mission, Press Release

Discovery Of A Rare Earth-like Exoplanet Discovery Circling HD88986

by Keith CowingJanuary 14, 2024November 16, 2024

Astronomers have made the rare discovery of a small, cold exoplanet and its massive outer companion – shedding light on the formation of planets like Earth.

Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release

Water on Exoplanet Cloud Tops Could Be Found with Hi-Tech Instruments

by Keith CowingSeptember 22, 2020

University of Warwick astronomers have shown that water vapour can potentially be detected in the atmospheres of exoplanets by peering literally over the tops of their impenetrable clouds. By applying […]

Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release

A Lost World's Rediscovery Is A Step Towards Finding Habitable Planets

by Keith CowingJuly 21, 2020

The rediscovery of a lost planet could pave the way for the detection of a world within the habitable ‘Goldilocks zone’ in a distant solar system. The planet, the size […]

Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Radiation

Radiation Blasts Leave Most Earth-like Planet Uninhabitable

by Keith CowingNovember 18, 2015

The most Earth-like planet could have been made uninhabitable by vast quantities of radiation, new research led by the University of Warwick research has found. The atmosphere of the planet, […]