Astronomers found an #atmosphere where they least expected it—clinging to an #exoplanet that’s too small, too hot and too old to have air, at least in theory.

Observations of the blazing-hot lava #planet TOI-561 b suggest not only that it has a thick atmosphere but also that it may have had one for billions of years.

This is the strongest evidence yet for "air" around a hot rocky world that isn’t just a temporary veil of #hydrogen and #helium left over from planetary formation.

#exoplanets #astronomy
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/james-webb-space-telescope-finds-atmosphere-on-lava-planet-toi-561-b/

Astronomers found an #atmosphere where they least expected it—clinging to an #exoplanet that’s too small, too hot and too old to have air, at least in theory.

Observations of the blazing-hot lava #planet TOI-561 b suggest not only that it has a thick atmosphere but also that it may have had one for billions of years.

This is the strongest evidence yet for "air" around a hot rocky world that isn’t just a temporary veil of #hydrogen and #helium left over from planetary formation.

#exoplanets #astronomy
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/james-webb-space-telescope-finds-atmosphere-on-lava-planet-toi-561-b/

The age of exoplanets began in 1992, when astronomers detected a pair of planets orbiting a pulsar. Now, NASA has announced that there are 6,000 confirmed exoplanets. Read more from @ScienceAlert:

https://flip.it/io001f

#Science #Space #NASA #Exoplanets #SpaceExploration

The age of exoplanets began in 1992, when astronomers detected a pair of planets orbiting a pulsar. Now, NASA has announced that there are 6,000 confirmed exoplanets. Read more from @ScienceAlert:

https://flip.it/io001f

#Science #Space #NASA #Exoplanets #SpaceExploration

My periodic reminder for #astrosci#astrodon #exoplanets Early Career Researchers to please, please, please have a simple web site with your current email address on it - rationale here: https://kenworthy.space/advice/#minweb

My periodic reminder for #astrosci#astrodon #exoplanets Early Career Researchers to please, please, please have a simple web site with your current email address on it - rationale here: https://kenworthy.space/advice/#minweb

Once again, don’t trust the output of any #AI assistant without verification. This is not the HR 8799 exoplanet system, it’s the YSES 1 exoplanet system. Source: my (then) grad student Alex Bohn took this image using VLT/SPHERE. #astrodon #astronomy #exoplanetshttps://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2011b/

Once again, don’t trust the output of any #AI assistant without verification. This is not the HR 8799 exoplanet system, it’s the YSES 1 exoplanet system. Source: my (then) grad student Alex Bohn took this image using VLT/SPHERE. #astrodon #astronomy #exoplanetshttps://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2011b/

Name: HD 20794 b
A potentially rocky world, larger than Earth.
Distance from Earth: 20 light-years
Year discovered: 2011
Discovered by: La Silla Observatory
Planet mass: 3 Earths
Orbital period: 18.32 day(s)
Equilibrium temperature: 660° K

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/HD_20794_b

#space #exoplanets

Name: HD 20794 b
A potentially rocky world, larger than Earth.
Distance from Earth: 20 light-years
Year discovered: 2011
Discovered by: La Silla Observatory
Planet mass: 3 Earths
Orbital period: 18.32 day(s)
Equilibrium temperature: 660° K

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/HD_20794_b

#space #exoplanets

Name: Kepler-1333 b
A Neptune-like giant planet.
Distance from Earth: 3,041 light-years
Year discovered: 2016
Discovered by: Kepler
Planet radius: 2.81 x Earth
Orbital period: 109.65 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/Kepler-1333_b

#space #exoplanets

Name: Kepler-1333 b
A Neptune-like giant planet.
Distance from Earth: 3,041 light-years
Year discovered: 2016
Discovered by: Kepler
Planet radius: 2.81 x Earth
Orbital period: 109.65 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/Kepler-1333_b

#space #exoplanets