High-resolution observations shed more light on a peculiar brown dwarf system
Using the Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC), astronomers have performed high-resolution spectroscopic observations ...
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Extreme jet stream: Alien planet has universe's fastest recorded winds
Astronomers aimed the Very Large Telescope in Chile at a nearby exoplanet and discovered jet stream winds blowing nearly 80 times faster than any seen here on Earth, and the fastest of their kind ever ...
Surprising signatures in WASP-121b's dynamic atmosphere challenge understanding of how 'roasting marshmallows' form
Nearly one third of known exoplanets are enormous gas giants, similar to Jupiter or Saturn. But whereas our solar system ...
NASA telescope reveals 'temperamental' stars are ruining our view of far away planets
Launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope is a joint ESA/NASA project. It has become one of the most important science ...
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Astronomers Discover Supersonic Winds Wrapped Around Distant Planet
With a radius larger than Jupiter's but less than a fifth of ... Short for "Cryogenic high-resolution InfraRed Echelle Spectrograph," CRIRES+ allows astronomers to examine celestial objects ...
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Europa Clipper on a mission to probe an alien water world
Europa Clipper - one of the most advanced spacecraft ever sent to another planet - aims to explore Jupiter's icy moon ...
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This alien planet has winds blowing at ferocious speed of 33,000 kmph
WASP-127b's diameter is about 30% larger than Jupiter, our solar system's largest planet. But its mass is only about 16% that ...
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From gas giant to art gallery: NASA’s Juno mission captures the whimsical beauty of Jupiter’s atmosphere
NASA’s Juno spacecraft snapped a stunning image of a cloud on Jupiter shaped like a dolphin, proving that even science has an ...
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Stunning weather found on another world. It's never been seen before.
Earth along with some other planets in our solar system have jet streams too. They're like rivers of high-speed atmospheric air, and have major implications for our Earthly weather as they separate ...