Atmospheres of new planets might have unexpected mixtures of hydrogen and water
All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't ...
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Jupiter-sized planets may form in just 1 million years, shocking scientists
As per the study conducted by scientists at Ohio State University, these gas giants could form in just 1 to 2 million years, ...
Unique tools help researchers study how planets form around host stars
Researchers can see celestial snapshots with the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful ever launched, of the star ...
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Large alien planets may be born in chaos, NASA's retired exoplanet-hunter finds
"There really is something very different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth form." ...
Challenging Existing Theories: Jupiter-Like Exoplanets Formed Much Sooner Than We Thought
A new study challenges traditional models of how planets form. A new analysis of existing data suggests that exoplanets with masses comparable to Jupiter may have formed significantly earlier than ...
It Rains Deep Inside Planets – And That Could Rewrite How We Understand Alien Worlds
What if water and hydrogen don’t stay separated inside planets like Earth and Neptune? New research from UCLA and Princeton ...
Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time
The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...
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From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...
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Webb reveals planet-forming disks can last longer than previously thought
Known as planet-forming disks, they are believed to be a short-lived feature around most, if not all, young stars, providing the raw materials for planets to form. Most of these planetary ...
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Small and large planets have significantly different upbringings
Dec. 13, 2024 — New radio astronomy observations of a planetary system in the process of forming show that once the first planets form close to the central star, these planets can help shepherd ...
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James Webb Space Telescope sees four giant alien planets circling nearby star (images)
"We have been waiting for 10 years to confirm that our finely tuned operations of the telescope would also allow us to access ...