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exoplanets

Image showing the cloud bands on Luhman 16 B
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Seeing Stripes in the Atmosphere of a Brown Dwarf

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 15 February 202128 January 2022

A planet-hunting satellite’s observations of the nearby system Luhman 16 AB reveal bands of clouds, high-speed jets, and polar vortices.

The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia
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Podcast: A Modern Way to Look for Aliens

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 12 February 202130 September 2021

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is undergoing a 21st century transformation. The field is poised to lead the way as an example of interdisciplinary research and inclusive science.

A dark, rocky exoplanet in front of a starry background
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Airless Exoplanet’s Mantle Could Flow in Halves

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 7 December 202028 October 2021

With no atmosphere in the way, measurements of the planet’s surface temperature are the first observational constraints on mantle convection models for an exoplanet.

Satellite image of Earth, as filmed by Apollo 8 astronauts from the surface of the Moon
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Exoplanet Earth: An Ultimate Selfie to Find Habitable Worlds

by J. Romero 30 November 202016 June 2022

Aliens spying on us from afar is a common science fiction trope. Soon we might know what E.T. would see through a telescope. And that information could help identify other Earth-like planets.

Preliminary concept for the Interstellar Probe spacecraft
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Preparing for a Handoff

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 9 July 20205 October 2021

Scientists with Interstellar Probe, a proposed 50-year flight to interstellar space, are pondering how to plan and carry out a multigenerational mission.

Illustration of a blue planet with a network of data connections and computer code in its atmosphere
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Machine Learning Can Help Decode Alien Skies—Up to a Point

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 June 202016 June 2022

Astronomers are testing the tools that might help them keep up with the upcoming storm of exoplanet atmosphere data.

Illustration of the geological evolution of Earth
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Looking Back at Our Pale Blue Dot

by C. Fogerty 23 April 20208 April 2022

Astronomers model changes in Earth’s chemical signature over the past 4 billion years to improve the search for Earth-like exoplanets.

Asteroids smashing into one another
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Dust from Colliding Asteroids Masqueraded as a Planet

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 20 April 20202 February 2022

New analysis of Hubble Space Telescope images suggests that Fomalhaut b, once believed to be an extrasolar planet, is, in fact, a cloud of dust that likely formed from the collision of enormous asteroids.

Orange and brown planet-looking object
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Record-Setting Winds on a Nearby Brown Dwarf

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 16 April 202024 October 2022

Infrared and radio observations reveal zonal winds moving faster than 2,000 kilometers per hour on a “failed star” in our celestial neighborhood.

A red moon during total lunar eclipse
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Earth’s Skies Transmitted Signs of Life During Lunar Eclipse

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 12 March 20207 March 2022

Using upcoming ground- and space-based telescopes, scientists hope to make similar observations of the skies of distant, Earth-like exoplanets.

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