NASA’s Webb Confirms Its First Exoplanet
2023年1月11日 · Researchers confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for the first time. Formally classified as LHS 475 b, the planet is almost exactly the same size as our own, clocking in at 99% of Earth’s diameter.
Second potentially habitable Earth-size planet found orbiting ... - CNN
2023年1月10日 · A second Earth-size exoplanet has been spotted orbiting the small star TOI 700, located about 100 light-years away. Astronomers used NASA’s planet-hunting TESS mission to spot the fourth world ...
NASA’s James Webb telescope discovers its first Earth-sized …
2023年1月12日 · The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first new exoplanet, an Earth-sized rocky planet called LHS 475 b. Located just 41 light-years away, the planet orbits very close to a small,...
NASA's Webb telescope has discovered its first exoplanet
2023年1月12日 · NASA's Webb telescope has discovered an exoplanet, which is any planet that is outside of our solar system, for the first time, the agency announced Wednesday. The planet, called LHS 475 b, is ...
A Year in Review: New Earth Discoveries in 2023 - NASA Science
Explore some of the top discoveries of 2022 from the Earth Science Division’s Research and Analysis Program, ranging from predicting volcanic eruptions to measuring rates of groundwater depletion and long-term monitoring of productivity in the Gulf of Maine, one of the fastest-warming bodies of water on Earth.
12 out-of-this-world exoplanet discoveries in 2023 | Space
2023年12月24日 · From scorching hot Jupiters to worlds that seem to be a little like Earth, here are 2023's most exciting exoplanet finds.
Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b
2023年9月11日 · A new investigation with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth, has revealed the presence of carbon-bearing molecules including methane and carbon dioxide. Webb’s discovery adds to recent studies suggesting that K2-18 b could be a Hycean exoplanet, one which has the potential to …
Discovery Alert: With Six New Worlds, 5,500 Discovery Milestone …
2024年7月16日 · On Aug. 24, 2023, more than three decades after the first confirmation of planets beyond our own solar system, scientists announced the discovery of six new exoplanets, stretching that number to 5,502. From zero exoplanet confirmations to over 5,500 in just a few decades, this new milestone marks another major step in the journey to understand ...
Another Earth-size exoplanet discovered in habitable zone of …
2023年1月13日 · NASA’s planet-hunting telescope, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), has discovered a second Earth-size planet within the habitable zone of a nearby star. Named TOI 700 e, the ...
NASA’s TESS Discovers Planetary System’s Second Earth-Size World
2023年1月10日 · Using data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, scientists have identified an Earth-size world, called TOI 700 e, orbiting within the habitable zone of its star – the range of distances where liquid water could occur on a planet’s surface. The world is 95% Earth’s size and likely rocky. Astronomers previously discovered ...