Today’s forecast? Gusty winds on a brown dwarf
How could we measure winds on a distant brown dwarf or a Jupiter-like planet?
How could we measure winds on a distant brown dwarf or a Jupiter-like planet?
How can we combine multiple telescopes to learn about exoplanets? Interferometry!
Last week, the Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of the first exoplanet found around a sun-like star. Come learn about how they did it, and why this was such a big deal!
Simulations by astronomers at Columbia University suggest an evaporating exomoon could be behind the mysterious dimming behaviour of KIC 8462852.
New research by astronomers at Cornell’s Carl Sagan Institute uncovers a novel way to search for the existence of life in the Universe. Flares from red dwarf stars, commonly believed to pose serious problems for habitability, might actually expose hidden biospheres through the process of biofluorescence.
We know UV radiation isn’t good for us, but can it hold back all forms of life?