Discovery Alert: A ‘Super-Earth’ in the Habitable Zone - Science@NASA
Jan 31, 2024 · The recently discovered super-Earth, TOI-715 b, might be making its appearance at just the right time. Its parent star is a red dwarf, smaller and cooler than our Sun; a number of such stars are known to host small, rocky worlds. At the moment, they’re the best bet for finding habitable planets.
Scientists Just Found a Hidden Planet That’s Absolutely Massive
5 days ago · The newly discovered exoplanet, named Gaia-4b, has an orbital period of 570 days and a mass of 12 Jupiter masses and orbits a star 64% of the mass of the Sun. Not only is Gaia-4b the first planet ever detected by Gaia using the astrometric technique whose orbital solution is fully and independently confirmed, but it is also one of the most ...
NASA’s Webb Confirms Its First Exoplanet
Jan 11, 2023 · 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.
James Webb Telescope Found a NEW Planet and the LIGHTS …
Jan 5, 2025 · The newly discovered exoplanet is called JWST-47b and is located around 120 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. It's what's special about this exoplanet, JWST-47b, that is peculiarly bright in certain wavelengths of infrared light.
New planet in Kepler-51 system discovered using James Webb …
Dec 3, 2024 · The research team set out to study Kepler-51d, the third planet in the system, with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) but almost missed their chance when the planet unexpectedly passed...
NASA Planet Hunter Finds its 1st Earth-size Habitable-zone World
Jan 7, 2020 · NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star’s habitable zone, the range of distances where conditions may be just right to allow the presence of liquid water on the surface.
NASA’s TESS Discovers Planetary System’s Second Earth-Size World
Jan 10, 2023 · The newly discovered planet and its Earth-size sibling are both in the habitable zone, where liquid water could potentially exist on their surfaces. 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 ...
Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b
Sep 11, 2023 · 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.
Discovery Alert: A 'Super-Earth' in the Habitable Zone
Jan 31, 2024 · The recently discovered super-Earth, TOI-715 b, might be making its appearance at just the right time. Its parent star is a red dwarf, smaller and cooler than our Sun; a number of such stars are known to host small, rocky worlds. At the moment, they’re the best bet for finding habitable planets.
Discovery Alert: A Flood of New Planets, Plus Hint of an ‘Exomoon’
Apr 13, 2022 · Despite more limited observations due to mechanical issues, the K2 campaign found nearly 500 new planets and more than 1,000 candidate exoplanets. Combing through Kepler data also revealed another potentially significant find: a possible exomoon.