Tag: #exoplanets

NASA Launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Headed for L2 to Study Dark Energy and Exoplanets

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched from Kennedy Space Center, starting a three-month cruise to Sun–Earth L2 to study dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets.

#nasa, #space, #telescope, #exoplanets, #darkenergy

James Webb Finds Hidden Third Planet in Beta Pictoris System

James Webb detected a previously hidden gas giant, β Pic d, in Beta Pictoris by its atmospheric spectrum — the first planet found primarily via moderate-resolution spectroscopy.

#exoplanets, #astronomy, #jameswebb, #betapictoris

JWST detects hydrocarbons, aerosols and excess heat in atmosphere of white-dwarf planet WD 1856 b

Nature paper reports JWST transmission spectrum of WD 1856 b, revealing hydrocarbons, aerosols and unexpected warmth — the first atmospheric probe of a white-dwarf planet.

#jwst, #exoplanets, #white-dwarf, #astronomy

TESS finds distant super-Jupiter via microlensing — its first planet discovery using the method

NASA’s TESS used gravitational microlensing to detect a distant super-Jupiter about 1.6 times Jupiter’s mass, nearly 40,000 light-years away — its first microlensing discovery.

#exoplanets, #tess, #microlensing, #nasa, #astronomy

Preprint: JWST spectra suggest carbon disulfide in atmosphere of young exoplanet V1298 Tau e

A new arXiv preprint reports JWST detected carbon disulfide (CS2) in the atmosphere of young exoplanet V1298 Tau e — a result under review that needs confirmation.

#exoplanets, #jwst, #astronomy, #sulfur

NASA Says Roman Telescope Could Detect Around 100,000 Exoplanets

NASA projects its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could detect about 100,000 exoplanets via transits and 1,000+ more by microlensing.

#astronomy, #exoplanets, #nasa, #space-telescope

Preprint: JWST spectra of K2-18b still consistent with Hycean ocean‑world models

A May 18 arXiv preprint finds JWST transmission spectra of K2-18b can be reproduced by self-consistent Hycean (H2‑rich ocean) atmosphere models without invoking DMS.

#exoplanets, #jwst, #hycean, #k2-18b

JWST Mid‑Infrared Spectrum Indicates Basaltic Surface, Little Atmosphere on Rocky Exoplanet LHS 3844 b

JWST mid-infrared observations of LHS 3844 b point to a dark, low-silica (basaltic) surface and rule out a thick CO2 or SO2 atmosphere.

#astronomy, #exoplanets, #jwst, #surfacecomposition