Sentences with phrase «system on a planet outside our solar system»

Astronomers have measured and mapped a weather system on a planet outside our solar system for the first time ever, and discovered a world where raging winds blow at nearly 5,400 miles per hour — nearly 20 times greater than the fastest ever recorded on Earth.

Not exact matches

Although crude, the weather maps may be the first to identify clouds on a planet outside the solar system.

Researchers from Bern have developed a method to simplify the search for Earth - like planets: By using new theoretical models they rule out the possibility of Earth - like conditions, and therefore life, on certain planets outside our solar system — and limit their search by doing so.

«If we understand how early Mars operated, it could tell us something about the potential for finding life on other planets outside the solar system.»

Some astronomers are questioning the existence of what might be the most Earth - like planet yet found outside the solar system, based on a reexamination of archival data.

A new study from the University of Toronto Scarborough suggests the search for life on planets outside our solar system may be more difficult than previously thought.

Fascinating new light could be shed on the complex atmospheres of planets which orbit stars outside our own solar system, thanks to pioneering new research.

Data on the 500 - and - counting planets discovered outside of our solar system in the past decade are revolutionizing researchers» understanding of how planetary systems form and evolve.

Researchers expect to find water on many planets outside the solar system, called exoplanets, including Jupiter - size gas giants such as HD 189733 b and HD 209458 b, which orbits a different star.

Outside of our solar system, auroras, which indicate the presence of a magnetosphere, have been spotted on brown dwarfs — objects that are bigger than planets but smaller than stars.

Morgan O'Neill, the paper's lead author and a former PhD student in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), says the team's model may eventually be used to gauge atmospheric conditions on planets outside the solar system.

More than 350 researchers from around the globe gathered at the Extreme Solar Systems (ESS) II conference in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo., to share their findings on these newfound exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system, of every size and configuraSolar Systems (ESS) II conference in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo., to share their findings on these newfound exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system, of every size and configurasolar system, of every size and configuration.

That's why, ever since astronomers confirmed the first planet outside of our solar system in 1995, they have been looking for signs of water on the 200 - plus exoplanets now known.

Thanks to this pioneering research, astrophysicists can now begin to explore how weather systems on other planets outside our solar system change over time.

While this might describe a typical late - summer day in many places on Earth, it may also apply to planets outside our solar system, according to a new study by an international team of astrophysicists from the University of Toronto, York University and Queen's University Belfast.

This marks the first detection of an atmosphere around an Earth - like planet other than Earth itself, and thus is a significant step on the path towards the detection of life outside our Solar System.

Journey to the Exoplanets is a hands - on introduction to the distant planets that continue to be discovered outside our Solar System.

The hottest point on a gaseous planet near a distant star isn't where astrophysicists expected it to be — a discovery that challenges scientists» understanding of the many planets of this type found in solar systems outside our own.

Hence, astrobiologists seeking signs of life on planets outside the Solar System may want to look for colors reflected by planetary vegetation that is colored differently than the green wavelengths found on Earth (NASA / GSFC press release; Spitzer news release; Nancy Y. Klang, Scientific American, April 2008; Astrobiology; Kiang et al, 2007a; and Kiang et al, 2007b).

Leslie Sage, an authority on exoplanets (planets outside our Solar System), was perplexed when he learned about hot Jupiters — Jupiter - size planets orbiting so close to their stars that they complete an orbit every few days.

Data from three of NASA's space telescopes have helped astronomers discover clear skies and water vapor on a gaseous planet outside our solar system.

(McGill University) The hottest point on a gaseous planet near a distant star isn't where astrophysicists expected it to be — a discovery that challenges scientists» understanding of the many planets of this type found in solar systems outside our own.

The proposed telescope will be able to detect signatures of life on planets outside our own Solar System, and begin to address the issue of whether life is ubiquitous.»

Boston University astronomer Philip Muirhead said that if planets outside the solar system, or exoplanets, were houses, GJ1132b «is not the house right next to yours, but it's on the other side of the block,» according to USA Today.

Scientists have conducted the first lab experiments on haze formation in simulated exoplanet atmospheres, an important step for understanding upcoming observations of planets outside the solar system with the James Webb Space Telescope.

Researchers working with data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found the strongest evidence to date for the existence of a stratosphere — the layer of an atmosphere in which temperature increases with altitude — on an exoplanet (a planet outside of the Solar System).

The uncertainty of 120 km on our measurement of the planet's size currently renders it one of the most precisely measured planetary radii outside of the Solar System.

While the presence of the calcium - carbonate is still in question, the paper shows strong evidence that the accreted material is almost certainly coming from the outer layers of a planet - like object and that white dwarf stars hold promise in informing on the structure of planets outside of the Solar system.

As the Governor of humanity's first colony outside the solar system, you are tasked with successfully creating a thriving colony of settlers in various different locations on the planet Aven Prime.

Based on the discovery of a new inhabitable planet outside our solar system visitors are invited to contribute to the exhibition with stories, information, architectural models and skills to help reflect on the past, present and future of MK.

Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence to date for a stratosphere on a planet outside our solar system on WASP - 121b, an exoplanet described as a «hot Jupiter».

Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence to date for a stratosphere on a planet outside our solar system, or exoplanet.