Ansgar Schmidt Jun 7, 2024
An Earth-sized Exoplanet Found Orbiting a Jupiter-Sized Star https://www.universetoday.com/167283/an-earth-sized-exoplanet-found-orbiting-a-jupiter-sized-star/ #terrestrialplanets #ultracoolstars #rockyplanets #spectroscopy #atmospheres #exoplanets #astronomy #reddwarfs #speculoos #mdwarfs #science #jwst
An Earth-sized Exoplanet Found Orbiting a Jupiter-Sized Star

SPECULOOS3b is a rocky planet about the same size as Earth orbiting a dim red dwarf. It's a great candidate for follow-up JWST observations.

Universe Today
Matt WillemsenJan 8, 2024
Astronomers observe three iron rings in a planet-forming disk
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-astronomers-iron-planet-disk.html
#astronomy #planetology #iron #rings #star #planets #dust #SolarSystem #RockyPlanets
Astronomers observe three iron rings in a planet-forming disk

The origin of Earth and the solar system inspires scientists and the public alike. By studying the present state of our home planet and other objects in the solar system, researchers have developed a detailed picture of the conditions when they evolved from a disk made of dust and gas surrounding the infant sun some 4.5 billion years ago.

Phys.org
CorradoDec 1, 2023

#Webb study reveals #rockyplanets can form in extreme environments

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-webb-reveals-rocky-planets-extreme.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

Webb study reveals rocky planets can form in extreme environments

An international team of astronomers have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to provide the first observation of water and other molecules in the inner, rocky-planet-forming regions of a disk in one of the most extreme environments in our galaxy. These results suggest that the conditions for rocky-planet formation, typically found in the disks of low-mass star-forming regions, can also occur in massive-star-forming regions and possibly a broader range of environments.

Phys.org
ᴄᴏʀʀᴀᴅᴏApr 13, 2023

#JWST reveals the #chemistry of #disks around #youngstars where #rockyplanets form

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-jwst-reveals-chemistry-disks-young.html

JWST reveals the chemistry of disks around young stars where rocky planets form

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have taken a first look at their data that probe the chemistry of the regions of disks around young stars where rocky planets form. Already at that stage, the data reveal the disks to be chemically diverse and rich in molecules such as water, carbon dioxide, and organic hydrocarbon compounds like benzene as well as tiny grains of carbon and silicates. The ongoing MPIA-led JWST observing program MINDS bringing together several European research institutes promises to provide a revolutionary view on the conditions that precede the birth of planets and, at the same time, determine their compositions.

Phys.org
Phys.orgApr 13, 2023

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JWST reveals the chemistry of disks around young stars where rocky planets form

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have taken a first look at their data that probe the chemistry of the regions of disks around young stars where rocky planets form. Already at that stage, the data reveal the disks to be chemically diverse and rich in molecules such as water, carbon dioxide, and organic hydrocarbon compounds like benzene as well as tiny grains of carbon and silicates. The ongoing MPIA-led JWST observing program MINDS bringing together several European research institutes promises to provide a revolutionary view on the conditions that precede the birth of planets and, at the same time, determine their compositions.

Phys.org
Space Telescope Science Inst.Apr 4, 2023

Are the atmospheres of other planets in our galaxy thin and cold like Mars, thick and hot like Venus, or just right for life?

Join Katherine Bennett to hear how the Webb Space Telescope will helps us survey these planets—TODAY at 6 p.m. ET.
#astronomy #space #RockyPlanets #Webb #JWST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZbmO-E0Pbo

Exploring Rocky Worlds: On the Precipice of a New Frontier

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