Astronomers have created the first three-dimensional (3D) map of a planet orbiting another star, revealing an atmosphere with distinct temperature zones – one so scorching that it breaks down water ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is not just revealing the wonders of the universe to us. Astronomers can also use this powerful eye on the cosmos to figure out what the weather is on distant alien ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Astronomers have generated the first three-dimensional map of a planet orbiting another star, revealing an atmosphere with distinct temperature zones – one so scorching that it breaks ...

Exoplanet science has entered an exciting new phase with the development of the EXCITE mission, a groundbreaking project designed to enhance our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres. Unlike ...

NASA scientists have devised a new way to use planets that cross, or "transit," the face of their parent stars to investigate stellar "spottiness." The new technique, called the "StarryStarryProcess," ...

Astronomers have generated the first three-dimensional map of a planet orbiting another star, revealing an atmosphere with distinct temperature zones—one so scorching that it breaks down water vapor, ...

For the first time, scientists have developed a 3D map of an atmosphere belonging to a planet outside our solar system. Attached to a particularly mysterious alien world, the newly charted atmosphere ...

The balloon-based EXCITE mission measures infrared phase curves of hot Jupiter exoplanets to map temperature and atmospheric composition from long-duration Antarctic flights.

What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as ...

Astronomers have discovered a relatively cool and small exoplanet orbiting a nearby star, with a “year” of several months. The find offers a rare opportunity to study planets and solar systems like ...