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SPITZER EXOPLANET DISCOVERIES
In 2003, NASA launched a 34-inch infrared telescope called Spitzer. For 17 years, it looked through cosmic dust and revealed a hidden universe- This hellish planet is so hot it has clouds of glass and an atmosphere of vaporized metal
- Hubble Space Telescope captures a planet’s atmosphere being stripped away by a star
- Distant star TOI-700 has two potentially habitable planets orbiting it - making it an excellent candidate in the search for lifeWe are two of the astronomers who led the discovery of this planet, called TOI-700 e. TOI-700 e is just over 100 light years from Earth - t...09 Mar, 2023, 11.19 AM IST
- NASA's Spitzer telescope completes 15 yrs in spaceWashington, Aug 26 (IANS) NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, the youngest member of the "Great Observatory" programme, has completed 15 years ...26 Aug, 2018, 02.42 PM IST
- TRAPPIST-1 could be twice as old as our solar systemWashington, Aug 12 (IANS) The intriguing ultra-cool dwarf star of the TRAPPIST-1 system of seven Earth-size worlds could be up to twice as ...12 Aug, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
- Water signature found in Neptune-sized planet's atmosphereWashington, May 12 (IANS) Combining observations from NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, researchers have detected strong water si...12 May, 2017, 11.15 AM IST
- Exoplanet discovery brings 'Earth 2.0' closer to realityThe US space agency's Spitzer Space Telescope found the first known system of seven Earth-sized planets around a single star.23 Feb, 2017, 03.05 PM IST
- NASA's Kepler probe spots youngest exoplanet everThe planet, K2-33b, is slightly larger than Neptune and whips tightly around its star every five days. It is one of the very few newborn pl...21 Jun, 2016, 02.06 PM IST
- Jet Propulsion Lab scientists find rocky exoplanet just 21 light-years awayUsing the Spitzer Space Telescoe, scientists at the Jet Propulsion Lab have found HD 219134b, a rocky exoplanet 'just' 21 light-years away.31 Jul, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
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