Astronomy

Stargazing in broad daylight: how a multi-lens telescope is changing astronomy

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This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! Macquarie’s Huntsman Telescope observes space during the day. Credit: Macquarie University × close to Macquarie’s Huntsman Telescope observes space during the day. Credit: Macquarie University Astronomers from Macquarie University have developed a new technique for observing celestial bodies during the day, potentially … Read more

‘Exo-Venus’ discovered: a potentially habitable world just 40 light-years from Earth

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Gliese 12 b, which orbits a cool, red dwarf star just 40 light-years away, promises to tell astronomers more about how planets close to their stars retain or lose their atmospheres. In this artist’s concept, Gliese 12 b is depicted while maintaining a rarefied atmosphere. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Pain (Caltech-IPAC) Scientists have discovered Gliese 12 b, … Read more

Astrophysicists may have solved the mystery of disappearing stars

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Rather than dying dramatically in a massive supernova explosion, some large stars may die quietly and without fanfare. This could explain the mysterious and sudden disappearance of certain stars from the night sky that astronomers have noticed over the years, according to a new article in the journal Physical Assessment Letters. These massive stars can … Read more

Webb Space Telescope Cracks Case of Swollen Exoplanet “Microwave Marshmallow”.

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The warm gas giant WASP-107 b, known for its unusually low density and moderate temperature, may have an inflated atmosphere due to tidal heating that warms its interior more than previously thought. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com A surprising depletion of methane suggests that tidal heating has puffed up the atmosphere of warm gas giant WASP-107 … Read more

Astronomers discover a mind-boggling ‘cosmic mystery’: a giant planet as fluffy as cotton candy

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WASP-193b, a new exoplanet, is 50% larger than Jupiter, but seven times less massive, with an extremely low density comparable to cotton candy. Discovered by WASP and confirmed by observatories in Chile, the formation challenges current planetary theories and requires further research. Credit: SciTechDaily.com This exoplanet is larger but seven times less massive than Jupiter … Read more

Galactic Power Rings: Astronomers discover enormous magnetic toroids in the Milky Way’s halo

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Magnetic fields in the Milky Way’s halo have a toroidal structure, extending in a radius range from 6,000 light-years to 50,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way. The sun is about 30,000 light years away. Credit: NAOC Astrophysicists have discovered large magnetic toroids in the Milky Way‘s halo, which affects cosmic ray propagation … Read more

Hidden in the Halo: MIT researchers discover the universe’s oldest stars

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MIT astronomers discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe, and they live in our own galactic neighborhood. The stars are located in the Milky Way’s “halo” – the cloud of stars surrounding the main galactic disk – and they appear to have formed between 12 and 13 billion years ago, when the very … Read more