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Discovery Alert: An Earth-sized World and Its Ultra-cool Star
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Our galaxy is a jewel box of red stars. More than 70% of the stars in the Milky Way are M dwarfs, also known as red dwarfs. These stars are cool and dim compared with our Sun, but they often…
Article5 days ago
NASA’s Webb Hints at Possible Atmosphere Surrounding Rocky Exoplanet
7 min read
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date for the existence of any rocky planet atmosphere outside…
Article2 weeks ago
Breaking the Scaling Limits: New Ultralow-noise Superconducting Camera for Exoplanet Searches
6 min read
When imaging faint objects such as distant stars or exoplanets, capturing every last bit of light is crucial to get the most out of a scientific mission. These cameras must be extremely low-noise, and be able to detect the smallest…
Article2 weeks ago