The exoplanet known as 55 Cancri e or Janssen is eight times heavier and twice as big as our planet. Here’s why the discovery is significant read more Scientists have discovered a new super Earth — ...
The search for a rocky world swaddled in a protective atmosphere somewhere else in space has eluded scientists, but the James Webb Space Telescope has found a strong case. Webb, the leading infrared ...
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a rocky planet with what appears to be an atmosphere outside our solar system for the first time. The researchers believe they have ...
Gas bubbling up from a lava-covered surface on the exoplanet 55 Cancri e may feed an atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide or ...
The desperation to know the answers of these questions like ‘are we the only humanoid species in the entire universe?’, ‘do aliens exist?’, can any other planet apart from earth hold life?
Imagine a planet, that is much larger than Earth and has an atmosphere which could mean that there could be life! For the first time, scientists have discovered a rocky planet outside our solar ...
Scientists have discovered a rocky planet beyond our solar system with an atmosphere, a major finding in the search for habitable worlds. However, this newfound planet, 55 Cancri e, is far too hot ...
Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an atmosphere - a trait considered essential for any possibility of harbouring life. Well, they finally seem to have ...
Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an atmosphere – a trait considered essential for any possibility of harbouring life. Well, they finally seem to ...
The so-called super Earth - known as 55 Cancri e - is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant atmosphere, wrapped a blanket of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.