An international team of astronomers has detected traces of complex organic molecules, believed to be precursors of sugars and amino acids, in the protoplanetary disc surrounding the young star V883 Orionis. The discovery, which is set to revolutionise theories about the origin of life, was made possible by the powerful ALMA (Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array) radio interferometer, located in Chile and operated […]
A new exoplanet has been discovered beyond the boundaries of our Solar System: it is called TOI-4465 b, it is a gas giant larger than Jupiter and is located about 400 light years from Earth. The discovery, published in The Astronomical Journal, is the result of citizen science, i.e. collaboration between scientists and enthusiastic citizens […]
Thanks to the European Space Agency's (ESA) Cheops mission, an international team of astronomers has discovered a truly astonishing exoplanet: it is called Hip 67522 b and is literally destroying itself. Orbiting too close to its parent star, this young gas giant triggers violent explosions of energy that damage it, slowly corroding its atmosphere. A Planet […]
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