Exoplanet atmosphere Archives

Why it’s too early to celebrate signs of alien life on K2-18b

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

This new weekly column seeks to bring science into view — its ideas, discoveries, and debates — every Tuesday. We’ll journey through the cosmos, across the quantum world, and alongside the tools that shape our understanding of reality. K2-18b, orbiting a red dwarf star in the constellation Leo, is located about 120 light-years away. It […]

Hubble and Spitzer data of 25 Hot Jupiters helps explain exoplanet atmospheres

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

A team of astronomers has analysed the Hubble Space Telescope’s observations of over 25 hot Jupiters to answer five questions that are essential for your understanding of exoplanet atmospheres. Hot Jupiters refers to a class of gaseous exoplanets that are physically similar to Jupiter but are really close to their stars, giving them really high […]