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Spectral energy distributions of WASP-102 (top row left), WASP-116 (top row middle), WASP-149 (top row right), WASP-154 (second row left), WASP-155 (second row middle), WASP-188 (second row right), WASP-194 (bottom row left), WASP-195 (bottom row middle), and WASP-197 (bottom row right). Red symbols represent the observed photometric measurements, where the horizontal bars represent the effective width of the pass-band. Blue symbols are the model fluxes from the best-fit PHOENIX atmosphere model (black). The absolute flux-calibrated Gaia spectrum is shown as a grey swathe in the inset figure. -- astro-ph.EP

Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gas Giants, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report

A Swarm Of WASP Planets: Nine Giant Planets Identified By The WASP Survey

by Keith CowingApril 14, 2025April 14, 2025

The Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) survey provided some of the first transiting hot Jupiter candidates. With the addition of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), many WASP planet […]

Around a star in our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers have discovered an extremely low-density planet that is as light as cotton candy. The new planet, named WASP-193b, appears to dwarf Jupiter in size, yet it is a fraction of its density. -- K. Ivanov

Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gas Giants, Press Release

Astronomers Spot WASP-193b – A Giant Planet As Light As Cotton Candy

by Keith CowingMay 16, 2024

Astronomers at MIT, the University of Liège in Belgium, and elsewhere have discovered a huge, fluffy oddball of a planet orbiting a distant star in our Milky Way galaxy. The […]