'Out of science fiction': First 3D observations of an exoplanet's atmosphere reveal a unique climate
Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT),
The gas giant WASP 121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...
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Alien planet’s bizarre weather baffles scientists: ‘Something out of science fiction’In a nutshell Scientists have mapped the three-dimensional structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the first time, ...
"It feels like something out of science fiction," said European Southern Observatory astrophysicist Julia Victoria Seidel.
Learn more about the atmosphere of WASP-121b, or Tylos, whose winds are layered like no other planet’s.
The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.
Until now the ... Feb. 10, 2025 — Beryllium-10, a rare radioactive isotope produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, provides valuable insights into the Earth's geological history. A research ...
Astronomers on Tuesday announced their observations of distinct winds in separate layers circulating on the planet named WASP ...
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Researchers from Penn State University proposed in a new academic paper that human-like lifeforms could arise as a logical consequence of a planet’s development — contradicting the long-held “hard ...
A new study highlights how life possibly evolved prior to and during the rise of Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere.
A Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” researchers write, while acknowledging that a ...
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