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oooo, magnetic exoplanets!

More likely to hold onto atmospheres, like our Earth does....

Name: Kepler-1110 b
A Neptune-like giant planet.
Distance from Earth: 2,371 light-years
Year discovered: 2016
Discovered by: Kepler
Planet radius: 2.66 x Earth
Orbital period: 9.69 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/Kepler-1110_b

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Name: Kepler-202 c
A potentially rocky world, larger than Earth.
Distance from Earth: 930 light-years
Year discovered: 2014
Discovered by: Kepler
Planet radius: 1.85 x Earth
Orbital period: 16.28 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/Kepler-202_c

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Name: Kepler-781 b
A Neptune-like giant planet.
Distance from Earth: 3,472 light-years
Year discovered: 2016
Discovered by: Kepler
Planet radius: 2.89 x Earth
Orbital period: 13.21 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/Kepler-781_b

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Name: Kepler-903 b
A potentially rocky world, larger than Earth.
Distance from Earth: 4,466 light-years
Year discovered: 2016
Discovered by: Kepler
Planet radius: 2.01 x Earth
Orbital period: 10.35 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/Kepler-903_b

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Meet Kepler-56b, a sizzling sub-Neptune orbiting a red giant in under 11 days! This unique exoplanet reveals how aging stars shape close-in planetary systems.

#Exoplanets #Kepler56b #CosmicOptics
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Saw this elsewhere, anyone here going to #AGU this year?
What's your research in?

#Aerospace #heliophysics #spaceweather #exoplanets #HWO #HabitableWorldsObservatory #academicchatter

🪐 Not all planets follow the rules.

GJ 3090 b orbits its star in the opposite direction — a “rebellious” exoplanet challenging our understanding of planetary systems. 🔭

#Exoplanets #Astronomy

Name: HD 200964 c
A giant planet composed mainly of gas.
Distance from Earth: 237 light-years
Year discovered: 2010
Discovered by: Lick Observatory
Planet mass: 386 Earths
Orbital period: 852.50 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/HD_200964_c

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Under 1 million years old, "Elias 2-24b" is now the youngest exoplanet ever observed, and it may force researchers to reevaluate theories about how planets are formed.

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Researchers find exoplanet orbiting its star in reverse #astronomy #exoplanets #Science

Name: K2-111 c
A Neptune-like giant planet.
Distance from Earth: 654 light-years
Year discovered: 2020
Discovered by: Multiple Observatories
Planet mass: 11 Earths
Orbital period: 15.68 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/K2-111_c

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Exoplanets bring us joy!

#Exoplanets #Space #Astrodon

Hubble cracked a cold case: rare niobium in 1999 data on white dwarf HS 0209+0832 hints at a second-generation, Jupiter-size planet formed from the dead star's ejecta, a Nature Astronomy study says.
science.nasa.gov/missions/hub...
#NASA #Hubble #Astronomy #Exoplanets #WhiteDwarf #Space

Name: HIP 74890 b
A giant planet composed mainly of gas.
Distance from Earth: 257 light-years
Year discovered: 2016
Discovered by: Multiple Observatories
Planet mass: 763 Earths
Orbital period: 822.30 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/HIP_74890_b

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Directly imaging exoplanets is tough, but GJ 504 b steals the show! Located 57 light-years away, this fascinating gas giant boasts a heat-radiating atmosphere and magenta skies.
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Meet CoRoT-9b, a rare temperate gas giant 1,500 light-years away in Serpens! Unlike typical blazing hot Jupiters, this unique world boasts stratified clouds and defies expectations.

#Exoplanets #Astrophysics #CosmicOptics
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