//www.koonmotors.com/news/space_time/stars/ News about Stars. Read science articles and see images on the birth of monstrous stars, brown dwarfs and red giants. Consider stellar evolution and more. en-us Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:50:09 EDT Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:50:09 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/space_time/stars/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182251.htm One of the greatest strengths of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is its ability to give astronomers detailed views of areas where new stars are being born. The latest example, showcased here in a new image from Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), is NGC 346 -- the brightest and largest star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:22:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182251.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182129.htm A chance social media post by an eagle-eyed amateur astronomer sparked the discovery of an explosive collision between two giant planets, which crashed into each other in a distant space system 1,800 light years away from planet Earth. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:21:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182129.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231010133549.htm An unexpectedly high number of young stars has been identified in the direct vicinity of a supermassive black hole and water ice has been detected at the center of our galaxy. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:35:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231010133549.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231006104545.htm Astronomers have gotten very good at spotting the signs of planet formation around stars. But for a complete understanding of planet formation, we also need to study examples where planet formation has not yet started. Looking for something and not finding it can be even more difficult than finding it sometimes, but new detailed observations of the young star DG Taurus show that it has a smooth protoplanetary disk without signs of planet formation. This successful non-detection of planet formation may indicate that DG Taurus is on the eve of planet formation. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:45:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231006104545.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231006104524.htm The central question in the ongoing hunt for dark matter is: what is it made of? One possible answer is that dark matter consists of particles known as axions. A team of astrophysicists has now shown that if dark matter consists of axions, it may reveal itself in the form of a subtle additional glow coming from pulsating stars. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:45:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231006104524.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231005135613.htm Scientists have detected the highest energy gamma rays ever from a dead star called a pulsar. The energy of these gamma rays clocked in at 20 tera-electronvolts, or about ten trillion times the energy of visible light. This observation is hard to reconcile with the theory of the production of such pulsed gamma rays, as the international team reports. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:56:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231005135613.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231003104735.htm In the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) first images of the universe’s earliest galaxies, the young galaxies appear too bright, too massive and too mature to have formed so soon after the Big Bang. Using new simulations, a team of astrophysicists now has discovered that these galaxies likely are not so massive after all. Although a galaxy’s brightness is typically determined by its mass, the new findings suggest that less massive galaxies can glow just as brightly from irregular, brilliant bursts of star formation. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:47:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231003104735.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927155200.htm A newly discovered nearby supernova whose star ejected up to a full solar mass of material in the year prior to its explosion is challenging the standard theory of stellar evolution. The new observations are giving astronomers new insight into what happens in the final year prior to a star's death and explosion. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:52:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927155200.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925190522.htm A new study of the intriguing TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system has demonstrated the complex interaction between the activity of the system's star and its planetary features. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 19:05:22 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925190522.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230914175133.htm Herbig-Haro (HH) objects are luminous regions surrounding newborn stars, formed when stellar winds or jets of gas spewing from these newborn stars form shock waves colliding with nearby gas and dust at high speeds. This image of HH 211 from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals an outflow from a Class 0 protostar, an infantile analog of our Sun when it was no more than a few tens of thousands of years old and with a mass only 8% of the present-day Sun (it will eventually grow into a star like the Sun). Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:51:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230914175133.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230908130001.htm A new article hints at the existence of several black holes in the Hyades cluster -- the closest open cluster to our solar system -- which would make them the closest black holes to Earth ever detected. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 13:00:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230908130001.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130334.htm Massive burst of X-rays detected by astronomers indicates material three times the mass of Earth burning up in a black hole. They observed a star like our own Sun being eaten away every time it orbits close. First time a Sun-like star being repeatedly disrupted by a low mass black hole has been seen, opening the possibility of a range of star and black hole combinations to be discovered. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:03:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130334.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121751.htm Scientists have detected and validated two of the longest-period exoplanets found by TESS to date. These long period large exoplanets orbit a K dwarf star and belong to a class of planets known as warm Jupiters, which have orbital periods of 10-200 days and are at least six times Earth's radius. This recent discovery offers exciting research opportunities for the future of finding long-period planets that resemble those in our own solar system. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:17:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121751.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121659.htm While astrophysicists previously believed that only supernovae could generate long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), a 2021 observation uncovered evidence that compact-object mergers also can generate the phenomenon. Now, a new simulation confirms and explains this finding. If the accretion disk around the black hole is massive, it launches a jet that lasts several seconds, matching the description of a long GRB from a merger. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:16:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121659.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131732.htm With a remarkable observational campaign that involved 12 telescopes both on the ground and in space, including three European Southern Observatory (ESO) facilities, astronomers have uncovered the strange behavior of a pulsar, a super-fast-spinning dead star. This mysterious object is known to switch between two brightness modes almost constantly, something that until now has been an enigma. But astronomers have now found that sudden ejections of matter from the pulsar over very short periods are responsible for the peculiar switches. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:17:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131732.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230817163841.htm Magnetars are the strongest magnets in the Universe. These super-dense dead stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields can be found all over our galaxy but astronomers don't know exactly how they form. Now, using multiple telescopes around the world, researchers have uncovered a living star that is likely to become a magnetar. This finding marks the discovery of a new type of astronomical object -- massive magnetic helium stars -- and sheds light on the origin of magnetars. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:38:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230817163841.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809130728.htm 美国宇航局的詹姆斯·韦伯Space Telescope has followed up on observations by the Hubble Space Telescope of the farthest star ever detected in the very distant universe, within the first billion years after the big bang. Webb's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument reveals the star to be a massive B-type star more than twice as hot as our Sun, and about a million times more luminous. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:07:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809130728.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230804123742.htm New observations and simulations of three spiral arms of gas feeding material to three protostars forming in a trinary system have clarified the formation of multi-star systems. Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:37:42 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230804123742.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803213810.htm An international team of scientists have discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star called TOI-4860, located in the Corvus constellation. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 21:38:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803213810.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803141714.htm 美国宇航局的詹姆斯·韦伯Space Telescope has recorded breath-taking new images of the iconic Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:17:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803141714.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230802132033.htm A new image of the galaxy cluster known as 'El Gordo' is revealing distant and dusty objects never seen before, and providing a bounty of fresh science. The infrared image displays a variety of unusual, distorted background galaxies that were only hinted at in previous Hubble Space Telescope images. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:20:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230802132033.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727144140.htm 一个年轻的行星围绕一个任性的红色dwar旋转f star is changing in unpredictable ways orbit-by-orbit. It is so close to its parent star that it experiences a consistent, torrential blast of energy, which evaporates its hydrogen atmosphere -- causing it to puff off the planet. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:41:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727144140.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727144014.htm Many people know that stars appear to twinkle because our atmosphere bends starlight as it travels to Earth. But stars also have an innate 'twinkle' -- caused by rippling waves of gas on their surfaces -- that is imperceptible to current Earth-bound telescopes. In a new study, researchers developed the first 3D simulations of energy rippling from a massive star's core to its outer surface. Using these new models, the researchers determined, for the first time, how much stars should innately twinkle. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:40:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727144014.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727143148.htm As the next generation of giant, high-powered observatories begin to come online, a new study suggests that their instruments may offer scientists an unparalleled opportunity to discern what weather may be like on far-away exoplanets. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:31:48 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727143148.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726171337.htm 年轻的恒星是喧闹的!美国宇航局的詹姆斯·韦伯Space Telescope has captured the 'antics' of a pair of actively forming young stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, in high-resolution near-infrared light. To find them, trace the bright pink and red diffraction spikes until you hit the center: The stars are within the orange-white splotch. They are buried deeply in a disk of gas and dust that feeds their growth as they continue to gain mass. The disk is not visible, but its shadow can be seen in the two dark, conical regions surrounding the central stars. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:13:37 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726171337.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726171252.htm Astronomers have discovered new evidence of how planets as massive as Jupiter can form. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:12:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726171252.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726113043.htm The spiral galaxy NGC 1532, also known as Haley's Coronet, is caught in a lopsided tug of war with its smaller neighbor, the dwarf galaxy NGC 1531. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:30:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726113043.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230725123025.htm Astronomers have gained new clues about how planets as massive as Jupiter could form. Researchers have detected large dusty clumps, close to a young star, that could collapse to create giant planets. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:30:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230725123025.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230724122754.htm 就我们所知,水是生命所必需的。然而, scientists debate how it reached the Earth and whether the same processes could seed rocky exoplanets orbiting distant stars. New insights may come from the planetary system PDS 70, located 370 light-years away. The star hosts both an inner disk and outer disk of gas and dust, separated by a 5 billion-mile-wide (8 billion kilometer) gap, and within that gap are two known gas-giant planets. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:27:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230724122754.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230720124717.htm Researchers look at water in galaxies, its distribution and in particular its changes of state from ice to vapor, as important markers indicating areas of increased energy, in which black holes and stars are formed. A new study has now revealed the distribution of water within the J1135 galaxy, which is 12 billion light years away and formed when the Universe was a 'teenager', 1.8 billion years after the Big Bang . This water map, with unprecedented resolution, is the first ever to be obtained for such a remote galaxy. The map can help scientists to understand the physical processes taking place within J1135 and shed light on the dynamics, still partially unclear, surrounding the formation of stars, black holes and galaxies themselves. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:47:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230720124717.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719112636.htm Astronomers have found the possible 'sibling' of a planet orbiting a distant star. The team has detected a cloud of debris that might be sharing this planet's orbit and which, they believe, could be the building blocks of a new planet or the remnants of one already formed. If confirmed, this discovery would be the strongest evidence yet that two exoplanets can share one orbit. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:26:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719112636.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719112553.htm In a first for white dwarfs, the burnt-out cores of dead stars, astronomers have discovered that at least one member of this cosmic family is two faced. One side of the white dwarf is composed of hydrogen, while the other is made up of helium. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:25:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719112553.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230717180004.htm Astronomers have found evidence that some stars boast unexpectedly strong surface magnetic fields, a discovery that challenges current models of how they evolve. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:00:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230717180004.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230714114749.htm New observations have distinguished the sites of star formation and a possible site of star death from the surrounding nebula in a galaxy 13.2 billion light-years away. This is the farthest that such structures have been observed. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:47:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230714114749.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713192849.htm Brown dwarf stars rarely emit radio waves. Here scientists have found the coldest star yet emitting at these long wave lengths. Understanding the science of 'ultracool brown dwarfs' will help deepen our knowledge of how stars evolve. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:28:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713192849.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713192847.htm Three bright objects initially identified as galaxies in observations from the James Webb Space Telescope might actually represent an exotic new form of star. If confirmed, the discovery would also shed light on the nature of dark matter. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:28:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713192847.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142116.htm A billowing pair of nearly symmetrical loops of dust and gas mark the death throes of an ancient red-giant star. The resulting structure, said to resemble an old style of English jug, is a rarely seen bipolar reflection nebula. Evidence suggests that this object formed by the interactions between the dying red giant and a now-shredded companion star. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:21:16 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142116.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142104.htm Scientists have found a source for the mysterious alignment of stars near the Galactic Center. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:21:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142104.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712124750.htm From our cosmic backyard in the solar system to distant galaxies near the dawn of time, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has delivered on its promise of revealing the universe like never before in its first year of science operations. To celebrate the completion of a successful first year, NASA has released Webb's image of a small star-forming region in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:47:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712124750.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706124536.htm Researchers have discovered the most distant active supermassive black hole to date with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The galaxy, CEERS 1019, existed about 570 million years after the big bang, and its black hole is less massive than any other yet identified in the early universe. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:45:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706124536.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230705143005.htm Researchers have made major strides in confirming the source of dust in early galaxies. Observations of two Type II supernovae, Supernova 2004et (SN 2004et) and Supernova 2017eaw (SN 2017eaw), have revealed large amounts of dust within the ejecta of each of these objects. The mass found by researchers supports the theory that supernovae played a key role in supplying dust to the early universe. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:30:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230705143005.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230629125715.htm Black holes, some of the most captivating entities in the cosmos, possess an immense gravitational pull so strong that not even light can escape. The groundbreaking detection of gravitational waves in 2015, caused by the coalescence of two black holes, opened a new window into the universe. Since then, dozens of such observations have sparked the quest among astrophysicists to understand their astrophysical origins. Thanks to the POSYDON code's recent major advancements in simulating binary-star populations, a team of scientists predicted the existence of merging massive, 30 solar mass black hole binaries in Milky Way-like galaxies, challenging previous theories. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:57:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230629125715.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628130448.htm An international research team has observed disks around 19 protostars with a very high resolution to search for the earliest signs of planet formation. This survey was motivated by the recent findings that planet formation may be well-underway in the more-evolved proto-planetary disks, but until now there had been no systematic study to search for signs of planet formation in younger protostellar systems. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:04:48 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628130448.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628130343.htm The star would have inflated up to 1.5 times the planet's orbital distance -- engulfing the planet in the process -- before shrinking to its current size at only one-tenth of that distance. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:03:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230628130343.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627225241.htm Scientists studying the protoplanetary disk around a young star have discovered the most compelling chemical evidence to date of the formation of protoplanets. The discovery will provide astronomers with an alternate method for detecting and characterizing protoplanets when direct observations or imaging are not possible. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 22:52:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627225241.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626164214.htm Scientists detect a new carbon compound in space for the first time. Known as methyl cation (pronounced cat-eye-on) (CH3+), the molecule is important because it aids the formation of more complex carbon-based molecules. Methyl cation was detected in a young star system, with a protoplanetary disk, known as d203-506, which is located about 1,350 light-years away in the Orion Nebula. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:42:14 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626164214.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622120817.htm Astronomers studying a powerful gamma-ray burst, may have detected a never-before-seen way to destroy a star. Unlike most GRBs, which are caused by exploding massive stars or the chance mergers of neutron stars, astronomers have concluded that this GRB came instead from the collision of stars or stellar remnants in the jam-packed environment surrounding a supermassive black hole at the core of an ancient galaxy. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:08:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622120817.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621105434.htm How close can a rocky planet be to a star, and still sustain water and life? A recently discovered exoplanet may be key to solving that mystery. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:54:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621105434.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230615183207.htm The discovery of a rare type of white dwarf star system provides new understanding into stellar evolution. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:32:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230615183207.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230612114702.htm New simulations offer new explanation for star's 85-year flare. In this scenario, a young giant planet is burning up very close to its star, suggesting solar systems may have hosted many of such planets that have since 'evaporated'. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:47:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230612114702.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607215802.htm Last year, telescopes around the world registered the brightest cosmic explosion of all time. Astrophysicists can now explain what made it so dazzling. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:58:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607215802.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181210.htm A delicate tracery of dust and bright star clusters threads across this image from the James Webb Space Telescope. The bright tendrils of gas and stars belong to the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068, whose bright central bar is visible in the upper left of this image -- a composite from two of Webb's instruments. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:12:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181210.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181202.htm 尽管天体物理学家理论上应该是一个ble to detect gravitational waves from a single, non-binary source, they have yet to uncover these elusive signals. Now researchers suggest looking at a new, unexpected and entirely unexplored place: The turbulent, energetic cocoons of debris that surround dying massive stars. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:12:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181202.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181111.htm Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is already providing new insights into this question. One of the largest programs in Webb's first year of science is the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey, or JADES, which will devote about 32 days of telescope time to uncover and characterize faint, distant galaxies. While the data is still coming in, JADES already has discovered hundreds of galaxies that existed when the universe was less than 600 million years old. The team also has identified galaxies sparkling with a multitude of young, hot stars. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:11:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181111.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150101.htm There's an intriguing exoplanet out there -- 400 light-years out there -- that is so tantalizing that astronomers have been studying it since its discovery in 2009. One orbit for WASP-18 b around its star that is slightly larger than our Sun takes just 23 hours. There is nothing like it in our Solar System. A new study about this exoplanet, an ultra-hot gas giant 10 times more massive than Jupiter. Wed, 31 May 2023 15:01:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150101.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125403.htm With the help of citizen scientists, astronomers discovered what may be the last three planets that the Kepler Space Telescope saw before it was retired. Tue, 30 May 2023 12:54:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530125403.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230529171755.htm 三分之一的系外行星轨道共同M矮stars have gentle enough orbits to potentially be in the habitable zone capable of hosting liquid water. Mon, 29 May 2023 17:17:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230529171755.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525141511.htm Astronomers are suggesting a new way to expand the search for habitable planets that takes into account a zone not previously considered: the space between the star and what's called soot-line in planet-forming disks. Thu, 25 May 2023 14:15:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525141511.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525141455.htm A study presents the detection of a system of two planets slightly larger than Earth orbiting a cold star in a synchronized dance. Named TOI-2096, the system is located 150 light-years from Earth. This system, located 150 light-years from Earth, is one of the best candidates for a detailed study of their atmosphere with the JWST space telescope. Thu, 25 May 2023 14:14:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230525141455.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230523123642.htm Astronomers have come up with what they say is some of their best evidence yet for the presence of a rare class of 'intermediate-sized' black hole that may be lurking in the heart of the closest globular star cluster to Earth, located 6,000 light-years away. Tue, 23 May 2023 12:36:42 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230523123642.htm