JWST Finds a Planet That Shouldn’t Exist – and It’s Made Almost Entirely of Carbon

JWST found a carbon-atmosphere planet orbiting a pulsar, challenging current models of how planets form. Scientific progress ...
Space.com

Is Earth 'on the brink'? 2024 was likely our planet’s hottest year in 125,000 years

2024 may have been Earth's hottest year in at least 125,000 years, according to a grim climate report published Wednesday (Oct. 29) that describes our world as "on the brink" and warns its "vital ...
Phys.org

Now in 3D, maps begin to bring exoplanets into focus

Astronomers have generated the first three-dimensional map of a planet orbiting another star, revealing an atmosphere with distinct temperature zones—one so scorching that it breaks down water vapor, ...
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Astronomers discover surprisingly lopsided disk around a nearby star using groundbreaking telescope upgrade

Researchers armed with a new "photonic lantern" device have discovered an unexpectedly asymmetrical disk of gas swirling ...