Exoplaneet
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TRAPPIST-1 / Temperate Earth-sized planets transiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star – publication
TRAPPIST-1, ook als 2MASS J23062928-0502285 aangeduid, is een ultrakoele (temperatuur < 2700 K) dwergster die zich op 40,66 lichtjaar (12 parsec) van de Aarde bevindt in het sterrenbeeld Waterman. Om de ster draaien (ten minste) zeven exoplaneten.
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TRAPPIST-1 / A cool runaway greenhouse without surface magma ocean – publication
Exoplanets in the Trappist-1 system more likely to be habitable than scientists once thought, a study suggests.
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WASP-107b / SO2, silicate clouds, but no CH4 detected in a warm Neptune – publication
WASP-107b is a super-Neptune exoplanet that orbits the star WASP-107. It lies 200 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Virgo, its discovery was announced in 2017 by a team led by D. R. Anderson via the WASP-South.
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GJ 9827d / NASA’s Hubble Finds Water Vapor in Small Exoplanet’s Atmosphere – publication
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere.
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Transmission Spectroscopy of the Habitable Zone Exoplanet LHS 1140 b with JWST/NIRISS – publication
Located 50 light-years from Earth, the beady-eyed exoplanet LHS 1140 b could be a perfect candidate for discovering liquid water outside the solar system, research 'Transmission Spectroscopy of the Habitable Zone Exoplanet LHS 1140 b with JWST/NIRISS' suggests.
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JWST-TST High Contrast: Living on the Wedge, or, NIRCam Bar Coronagraphy Reveals CO2 in the HR 8799 and 51 Eri Exoplanets’ Atmospheres – publication
Astronomers have announced that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has successfully captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide gas on a planet beyond our solar system, the findings are both a testament to the telescope's power in direct imaging and provide valuable insights into how planets form, both within our solar system and across the universe.
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Strongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system / New Constraints on DMS and DMDS in the Atmosphere of K2-18 b from JWST MIRI – publication
Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they remain cautious.
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VPRO #Tegenlicht – Zo ontrafelt deze wetenschapper het geheim van exoplaneten (TV internet)
Tegenlicht is een informatief televisieprogramma van de VPRO via het internet.
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The Eschatian Hypothesis – publication
The research article titled "The Eschatian Hypothesis" explains that the first detection of an astrophysical object is usually not representative of the overall type.