Dr. Pablo Sobron is a Research Scientist at the SETI Institute, the Founder and CEO of Impossible Sensing, and a world expert in spectroscopy. He has invented sensors to explore the solar system and the deep sea, and has commercialized spin-off solutions in the energy, agriculture, and critical minerals markets.
3-Apr-2026
How did this get made? Giant planet orbits small star
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handy for #transit observations though
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1122699
Scientists have discovered that a highly unusual giant planet—sometimes called "forbidden"—could have an atmosphere with fewer heavier elements than its host star. University of Birmingham astrophysicist Dr. Anjali Piette worked with an international research team to analyze James Webb Space Telescope data from the exoplanet TOI-5205 b. This is a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a star about four times the size of Jupiter and about 40% the mass of the sun.
ROBOTS SHIFT EARTH-BOUND CAUTIONS TO COSMIC PROSPECTS
New robots can explore space faster than humans. They work in minutes, not hours. This helps find resources and signs of life on other planets.
#SpaceRobots, #MarsExploration, #MoonMission, #Astrobiology, #NASA
https://newsletter.tf/robots-explore-space-faster-moon-mars/
New robots can explore space 2 times faster than humans. They finish jobs in 12-23 minutes, while humans take 41 minutes.
#SpaceRobots, #MarsExploration, #MoonMission, #Astrobiology, #NASA
https://newsletter.tf/robots-explore-space-faster-moon-mars/
Astronomers have discovered that a giant planet, WASP-189b, echoes the composition of its host star, providing the first direct evidence of a foundational concept in astrobiology. This discovery was achieved through the first-ever simultaneous measurement of gaseous magnesium and silicon in a planet's atmosphere. The team used the Gemini South telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory. The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications.
The recent researching finding amino acids, nucleobases, and such on asteroids is certainly fascinating, but I'm a little puzzled. Space rocks are being suggested as a source for the building blocks of life on Earth.
But is Earth not a space rock too? If these compounds can occur naturally on asteroids, why would we assume they couldn't also occur naturally on Earth?
Here's a thought experiment. Imagine looking at Earth from a distant star system, armed with a powerful telescope capable of capturing its reflected light. Could you tell the planet was alive? The answer, remarkably, might be yes and the clue would come from the color of the plants.
Liquid water on asteroids reshapes how we understand the early solar system. A group of scientists, including researchers from the University of Tokyo, has found evidence that liquid water once moved through the body of the asteroid that eventually gave rise to the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. Remarkably, this activity occurred more than a billion years [...]
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