Astronomers Spot ‘Unexpected’ Bead and Star Patterns in Saturn’s Atmosphere

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope observed dark beads and lopsided star patterns drifting over Saturn’s ...

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may hold Earth-like atmosphere, JWST finds

Astronomers have taken a huge leap towards discovering habitable worlds, and the world now eagerly anticipates a rocky planet ...

A rocky planet in its star's 'habitable zone' could be first known to have an atmosphere—here's what we found

New research using NASA's powerful JWST telescope has identified a planet 41 light years away which may have an atmosphere.

Webb scientists wonder if this planet lost then rebuilt an atmosphere

Early results on the fourth planet from the TRAPPIST-1 star suggest it lost its original atmosphere to space long ago, and it ...

James Webb Space Telescope reveals dark beads and star patterns in Saturn’s atmosphere

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected unusual dark beads in Saturn's ionosphere and a lopsided star pattern in its ...

Extraterrestrial life needs the right atmosphere. This planet 40 light-years away might fit the bill, scientists say.

A rocky, Earth-size planet located in our Milky Way galaxy may have an atmosphere around it, according to new research, ...

Hopeful Hint of an Earthlike Atmosphere on a Distant Planet

Scientists are steadily ruling out habitable conditions on the seven planets of the star Trappist-1. On one of the worlds, a ...

Study finds exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e is unlikely to have a Venus- or Mars-like atmosphere

In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid ...

Webb Telescope Spots Possible Signs of Atmosphere on “Goldilocks” Exoplanet

JWST data hints that Trappist-1e may have an atmosphere. More transits will test if this world could support liquid water. Recent observations with NASA’s advanced JWST telescope have revealed a ...

Earth-like planet that may contain water studied by NASA's Webb telescope

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ...
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'Completely unexplained': James Webb telescope finds strange 'dark beads' in Saturn's atmosphere

The beads appear above a swirling hexagonal jet stream at the gas giant's north pole, and could emerge from interactions ...