Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.
“The combination of extreme disk size, strong asymmetries, winds, and potential planet formation makes it the perfect laboratory for understanding how giant planets can form.”
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A new NASA spacecraft called Pandora is awaiting launch ahead of its journey to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, and their stars. Along for the ride are two shoebox-sized satellites called BlackCAT (Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope) and SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat), as NASA innovates with ambitious science […]
Astronomers have detected a “free floating” rogue planet the size of Saturn drifting through the Milky Way some 10,000 light-years from Earth.
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