Exploring the Diversity of Extrasolar Planets
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LCO scientists confirm the discovery of the first moving microlensing arcs
On April 18, 2019, the European Space Agency’s Gaia Mission alerted astronomers worldwide to an unusually bright but fleeting celestial event: the gravitational microlensing event…
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The first magnetosphere ever of all exoplanets was discovered in HAT-P-11b in December 2021
“The discovery of HAT-P-11b’s magnetosphere is a significant step toward an improved understanding of the habitability of an exoplanet.” said Gilda Ballester, an adjunct research…
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PLATO overcome decisive hurdle
The European Space Agency (ESA) has given the PLATO mission to search for extrasolar planets the green light to build the flight models. January 11,…