🚨New #exocast news episode out now!
We discuss the #JWST observations of controversial #K218b and the impact of poor communication exciting #exoplanet science, we discover all about a planet around evolved star #8UrsaeMinoris, and explore the information content of life.
http://exocast.org/exocast-70c-exoplanet-news/
Exocast-70c: Exoplanet news

Hugh, Hannah, & Andrew discuss a handful of interesting recent exoplanet papers from the past few months. We chat about the news coverage of K2-18b and the claims of biomarkers in that atmosphe…

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#8UrsaeMinoris #Space
Planets are being found in all sorts of places.
This one here should have been consumed by it's parent star when it grew old and fat but in this case the star was a binary, it's smaller companion merging with the expanding giant and holding off further expansion into the planet.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66042269

8 Ursae Minoris b: Scientists unlock mystery of planet that escaped death

A planet that should have been eaten by a huge star has baffled scientists until now.

BBC News