Probing the Chemical Composition of Exoplanet Beta Pictoris b

Astronomers using the upgraded GRAVITY+ instrument at the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) have determined that the carbon isotope ratio in the atmosphere of the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b is consistent with its current orbital position. According to a study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics by Antonia von Stauffenberg and colleagues, … Read more

WASP-94A b: Webb Telescope Reveals Daily Cloud Cycle

The New Frontier: How “Weather Tracking” on Distant Worlds is Changing Astronomy For decades, exoplanet research felt like looking at a blurry photograph. We knew planets were there, but the details—the weather, the chemical makeup, the daily cycles—remained hidden behind a veil of cosmic distance. That changed the moment the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) … Read more