In our system, the more massive the planet, the smaller the percentage of “heavy” elements (anything other than hydrogen and helium) in the planet’s atmosphere.…
“Dark Planets” Could Be Everywhere in the Cosmos
The idea is based on the fact that a macroscopic state of dark matter, with a mass or radius similar to that of a planet,…
TRAPPIST-1 b: measuring the temperature of a rocky exoplanet 40 light-years away with the James Webb Space Telescope
Artist’s impression of the planet TRAPPIST-1 b (NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Olmsted (STScI). El sistema planetario TRAPPIST-1 es uno de los más fascinantes que conocemos.…
The universe could be shaped like a donut, not a pancake, new research suggests
The universe could, in fact, be one giant donut, despite all the evidence to suggest it’s as flat as a pancake, new research suggests. The…
A gentle breeze at the speed of light bubbles the ‘Teacup’ galaxy
The IAC detects a jet of energy that changes the temperature of the surrounding gas A gentle breeze traveling at the speed of light from…
This is the strange planet that NASA found: it has sandy clouds and orbits two suns
Cataloged as VHS 1256 b, the planet is about 40 light-years away and orbits not one, but two stars over a period of 10,000 years.…
Indirect evidence of dark matter around black holes
Dark matter does not emit or reflect light, nor does it interact with electromagnetic forces, making it difficult to detect, but it has been indirectly…
New mission will search for life in the Alpha Centauri system
Using the method of astrometry, monitoring the apparent position of a star in the sky for signs of wobble, indicating that gravitational forces (such as…
Small stars can also host giants like Jupiter
Stars less than half the mass of our Sun may host giant worlds like Jupiter, in conflict with the most widely accepted theory of how…
Persistent influence of supernovae on marine biodiversity
The number of exploding stars (supernovae) has significantly influenced the biodiversity of marine life over the last 500 million years. This is the gist of…