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Magnetic Barriers Might Explain Mysterious Hot Jupiters

by Jonathan O’Callaghan 3 June 20243 June 2024

Hot Jupiters might end up very close to stars because a magnetic field halts their progress—and future observations could confirm the idea.

A series of curved lines, some brighter than others, encircle a planet that’s partially visible in the lower left foreground.
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Distant Stars Spotlight Mini Moons in Saturn’s Rings

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 16 May 202429 July 2024

By studying how starlight attenuates as it travels through the icy particles encircling Saturn, researchers have zoomed in on a host of small structures in the gas giant’s famous rings.

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Passing Stars Shorten Earth’s Time Horizon

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 19 March 202419 March 2024

Stars in the solar neighborhood could jostle planetary orbits, making it harder to turn back the clock and examine Earth’s orbital or climate history.

A cloud of purple, green, and pink dust with a dark, starry background.
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Rogues’ Gallery Comes in Pairs

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 31 October 202331 October 2023

A new trove of free-floating planets, smaller and paired up more than expected, challenges stellar and planet formation models.

A star surrounded by dust
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Astronomers May Have Spotted the Birth of a Planet

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 29 August 202329 August 2023

Lumps of dust are spiraling around a young star 5,000 light-years away. They could be Jupiter-like planets in the making.

An illustration of rainbow streaks bouncing off a dark sphere in the foreground. In the background is a yellow and red sphere radiating yellow streaks.
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Rocky Exoplanet May Have Magnetic Field

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 10 May 202310 May 2023

Magnetic interactions between stellar wind and the planet likely caused extrasolar space weather.

An artist’s rendering showing three planets orbiting a bright red sphere in center of image.
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Exoplanets May Support Life in the Terminator Zone

by Alakananda Dasgupta 28 April 202328 April 2023

A new study finds that the intersection between a searing dayside and a freezing nightside could be habitable.

A large, dark cloud is contained within the frame. In its top half it is textured like smoke and has wispy gaps, whereas at the bottom and on the sides it fades gradually out of view. On the left are several orange stars: three each with six large spikes and one behind the cloud, which colors it pale blue and orange. Many tiny stars are visible, and the background is black.
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Complex Organic Ices Discovered in a Star-Forming Cloud

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 24 February 20231 March 2023

The presence of complex organic molecules such as methanol, ethanol, and acetaldehyde in a molecular cloud suggests that these and simpler ices might be available to planetary systems right from the start.

Artist’s illustration of a large yellow sphere with red curved lines running through it. A red striped sphere is in the foreground.
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“Hot Jupiter” Is in a Possible Death Spiral

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 31 January 202331 January 2023

Kepler’s first exoplanet is migrating toward its star, an evolved subgiant that is much bigger than first thought.

An optical astronomy image shows hundreds of stars in shades of blue, white, yellow, and red, with a dark band of dust running horizontally across the image. The stars are a range of sizes, from bright blue spots to no more than pinpricks.
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Massive Stars May Commit Grand Theft Planet

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 23 September 202223 September 2022

New simulations show that planets around young, massive stars may have been captured or stolen rather than homegrown.

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