3 posts tagged ‘search for extraterrestrial intelligence’
Retired NASA Telescope Reveals Clues to the Elusive 'Size Gap' in Exoplanets
Gizmodo,
Exoplanets pushing their atmospheres away may explain a gap in exoplanet masses, according to a team of researchers that recently studied data from NASA’s retired Kepler Space Telescope. Read more...
Webb Telescope Spots Wild World With Sand Clouds and Sulfuric Skies
The Webb Space Telescope has revealed a world quite alien compared to our own: WASP-107b, a Neptune-like gas giant that orbits a star some 211 light-years from Earth. Webb has now detected water vapor and sulfur dioxide in the planet’s atmosphere, as well as sand-like silicate clouds. Read more...
The Search for Alien Intelligence Just Scored a $200 Million Boost
The SETI Institute, a leading non-profit in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, has received a transformative $200 million gift from the estate of Franklin Antonio, a long-time supporter who passed away last year. Read more...