exoplanet
noun
exo·plan·et
ˈek-sō-ˌpla-nət 
ˌek-sō-ˈpla-
: a planet orbiting a star that is not our sun
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As a result, the exoplanet is an optimal candidate for future observations with the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
News of mysterious exoplanets that potentially support life, speculation about UFOs and the launch of uncrewed missions to the far reaches of space defined 2023.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and technology, the James Webb Space Telescope targets TRAPPIST-1 in an attempt to detect atmospheres around these rocky exoplanets.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Share [Findings] The exoplanet NGTS-10b was found to have a year lasting eighteen Earth hours and to be at risk of falling into its star.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
These could potentially collect images of Earth-sized exoplanets, and seismometers placed at cold traps could measure the moon’s own movement amidst gravitational waves.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
See all Abstractions blog A slew of recent papers explore the daunting uncertainties in exoplanet biosignature detection.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Researchers have discovered over 5,600 exoplanets in the past 30 years, and their extraordinary diversity continues to surprise astronomers.
—Chris Impey, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
If an exoplanet is too far away for even the most powerful telescopes to search directly for water or certain biosignatures, is there something else that may tell us about the possibility of habitability?
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
News of mysterious exoplanets that potentially support life, speculation about UFOs and the launch of uncrewed missions to the far reaches of space defined 2023.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and technology, the James Webb Space Telescope targets TRAPPIST-1 in an attempt to detect atmospheres around these rocky exoplanets.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Share [Findings] The exoplanet NGTS-10b was found to have a year lasting eighteen Earth hours and to be at risk of falling into its star.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
These could potentially collect images of Earth-sized exoplanets, and seismometers placed at cold traps could measure the moon’s own movement amidst gravitational waves.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
See all Abstractions blog A slew of recent papers explore the daunting uncertainties in exoplanet biosignature detection.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Researchers have discovered over 5,600 exoplanets in the past 30 years, and their extraordinary diversity continues to surprise astronomers.
—Chris Impey, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
If an exoplanet is too far away for even the most powerful telescopes to search directly for water or certain biosignatures, is there something else that may tell us about the possibility of habitability?
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
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