Extrasolar planets
A study led by astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan at the University of Cambridge suggests the presence of alien life on K2-18b, an exoplanet 124 light years from Earth, based on observations of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in its atmosphere. While this discovery has generated excitement, it highlights the theoretical challenges of defining
Astronomy
A team of astronomers led by Mourad Ghachoui of the University of Lige in Belgium has used NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to detect two new super-Earth exoplanets, TOI-6002 b and TOI-5713 b, orbiting nearby M-dwarf stars. The newly discovered exoplanets are two times larger than Earth,
Extrasolar planets
A team of astronomers led by Dr Shweta Dalal from the University of Exeter has made a groundbreaking discovery of three potential super-Earths orbiting a relatively nearby orange dwarf star, HD 48498, located approximately 55 light-years from Earth. The exoplanets are in the habitable zone of their host star, where
