Astronomers
Newly Discovered Planet Challenges Astronomers’ Notions Of How Planets Form : NPR
A team of scientists used a telescope at the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain to detect a gas giant orbiting a tiny red star some 30 light-years from Earth. Baback Tafreshi/Science Source/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Baback Tafreshi/Science Source/Getty Images A team of scientists used a telescope at the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain …
Astronomers discover a massive neutron star that almost shouldn’t exist
An illustration of the pulsar and a nearby white dwarf star, which scientists used to help measure the pulsar’s mass. NRAO/AUI/NSF Scientists say they’ve found a spinning neutron star, or pulsar, that is so densely compacted, it might be right on the limit of what’s possible. It could exist precariously at the tipping point where …
Astronomers Spy the Surface of An Airless Mercury-Like World | Smart News
By measuring the heat coming from a planet nearly 49 light-years away, astronomers were able to glean some information about the surface of the rocky world—a rare feat in exoplanet science. The observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that the exoplanet LHS 3844 b has no atmosphere, and its surface is likely covered in …
