Tag: planets
Bayesian statistics applied to shed light on how extraterrestrial life might evolve on other planets
We know from the geological record that life started relatively quickly, as soon our planet's environment was stable enough to support it.
PDS 70 system has given birth to two giant protoplanets
Astronomers using an infrared pyramid wavefront sensor for adaptive optics (AO) correction at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawaii has confirmed two giant newborn protoplanets in the PDS 70 system.
New mapping of Saturn’s upper atmosphere reveals why its so hot
The upper layers in the atmospheres of gas giants -- Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune -- are hot, just like Earth's.
New type of pulsating star discovered
A star that pulsates on just one side has been discovered in the Milky Way about 1500 light years from Earth.
What if mysterious ‘cotton candy’ planets actually sport rings?
Some of the extremely low-density, "cotton candy like" exoplanets called super-puffs may actually have rings, according to new research by Carnegie's Anthony Piro and Caltech's Shreyas Vissapragada
The analysis of a meteorite reveals secrets about the birth of the Solar System
The study has been carried out by an international team of cosmochemists and astrophysicists, including researcher Jordi José, from the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC) and the Department of Physics of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC).