Astronomers have detected and analyzed the atmosphere of a “super-Earth” exoplanet for the first time. And as it turns out, this “super-Earth” isn’t so super when it comes to being habitable. Using ...

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, two new studies present an in-depth analysis of the planet Beta Pictoris b's atmosphere using interferometry with the Very Large Telescope ...

Astronomers have analyzed the atmosphere of a nearby exoplanet and found that there are plenty of scenarios where it could have liquid water – and by extension, possibly life – on its surface. This ...