Sentences with phrase «around exoplanets»

In what is being hailed as «a significant step on the path towards the detection of life outside our Solar System,» astronomers have detected an atmosphere around the exoplanet GJ 1132b, which makes it the most Earth - like world around which...

No moon around an exoplanet, a so - called exomoon, has been discovered as of today, but they are certainly there, Heller says.

As it is very light, hydrogen gas can escape the exoplanets» atmospheres and be detected around the exoplanets with Hubble, acting as a possible indicator of atmospheric water vapour [2].

But Deming and Mandell noted that other researchers are finding evidence of haze around exoplanets.

«While WASP - 12b is far too hot to support life, being able to detect planetary magnetic fields will help with our understanding of and identifying the habitable zones around exoplanets,» says Joseph Llama, a Ph.D. student on Vidotto's team.

A phenomenon this large has never before been seen around any exoplanet.

Many researchers say that only with the ability to collect vastly more light than today from around the exoplanets will the most important details of their composition be revealed.

(We're even already looking for the first exomoon around an exoplanet.)

The third contender, the Fast Infrared Exoplanet Spectroscopy Survey Explorer (FINESSE), aims to probe the origins and makeup of the atmospheres around exoplanets.