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Astronomers Have Detected an Exomoon for the First Time

Wired · 2026-08-01 Cached

An international research team has reported the first evidence of a moonlike body outside our solar system, orbiting the brown dwarf CD-35 2722 B about 73 light-years away, with findings published in Nature.

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Astronomers may have found the first exomoon

Hacker News Top · 2026-07-23 Cached

Astronomers using ESO's VLT have found evidence for a moon-like object orbiting a brown dwarf in the CD-35 2722 system, which could be the first exomoon detected outside the Solar System, challenging traditional definitions of planets and moons.

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The Search for Another Earth-Like Planet Just Took a Big Step Forward

Wired · 2026-07-19 Cached

Astronomers confirm LHS 1140 b as the first rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone with a detected atmosphere, marking a key step in the search for Earth-like worlds.

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Helium escaping from atmosphere of nearby rocky exoplanet in a habitable zone

Hacker News Top · 2026-07-16

A study reports the detection of helium escaping from the atmosphere of a nearby rocky exoplanet located in its star's habitable zone, providing insights into planetary evolution and atmospheric loss.

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We've seen helium baked off a rocky exoplanet's atmosphere

Ars Technica · 2026-07-16 Cached

Researchers observed helium escaping from the atmosphere of the rocky exoplanet LHS 1140b, offering insights into its atmospheric composition and evolution.

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A Jupiter-size planet that escaped its star's death

Ars Technica · 2026-07-11 Cached

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to study WD 1856 b, a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a white dwarf—the only known planet to have survived its star's red giant phase. The planet's close orbit defies expectations, and the team developed new methods to analyze its grazing transit.

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Planet orbits so close to its star that their magnetic fields connect

Ars Technica · 2026-06-25 Cached

Researchers have observed that a close-in exoplanet's magnetic field connects directly with its star's, causing enhanced chromospheric emissions and allowing estimation of the planet's magnetic field at over 10 times Earth's strength.

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JWST maps the weather on a hot gas giant 700 light-years away

Ars Technica · 2026-05-21 Cached

Using JWST, scientists mapped weather patterns on the exoplanet WASP-94A b, finding morning clouds and clear evenings, which challenges previous assumptions about exoplanet atmospheres.

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