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  • James Webb Space Telescope Just Spotted Something Astronomers Have Never Seen in our Solar System

    01/20/2025 12:59:35 PM PST · by Red Badger · 12 replies
    The Debrief ^ | January 17, 2025 | Christopher Plain
    Artist’s impression of GJ 1214 b passing in front of its host star. The “transit method” allows astronomers to study an exoplanet by seeing which wavelengths of light dim when the star’s light passes through the exoplanet atmosphere. (Credit: NAOJ) Scientists have classified a novel category of exoplanets spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope that appear to have no equivalent in our solar system. This newly proposed category of exoplanet, dubbed “Super Venus,” has often frustrated researchers due to its combination of properties that land it somewhere between Earth and Neptune. A team of researchers believes their analysis of...
  • Super-Earth 40 light years away 'is rich in water with a thick, steamy atmosphere', confirm Japanese

    09/05/2013 10:51:08 AM PDT · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 55 replies
    Mail Online ^ | UPDATED: 05:55 EST, 5 September 2013 | Ellie Zolfagharifard
    GJ 1214b is 2.6 times Earth’s diameter and weighs seven times as much It was first discovered as part of the ground-based MEarth Project in 2009The observations by the Subaru telescope could help scientists find out more about the planet's birthplace and formation history Blue light observations of a super-Earth 40 light years from our planet suggest that it is a world with a thick, steamy water-rich atmosphere.Japanese astronomers used the Subaru telescope to observe planetary transits of the super-Earth, which is located at the centre of the Milky Way.Astronomers had previously confirmed that this alien world has a thick...