Artist's concept of a planet with a dark and light gray mottled surface moving out from behind its star. Most of the hemisphere in view is lit by the star, which has dynamic patterning and an orange coloring somewhat darker than the Sun.

Can Rocky Worlds Orbiting Red Dwarf Stars Maintain Atmospheres?

NASA’s Webb and Hubble space telescopes are teaming up to find out. The Rocky Worlds Director’s Discretionary Time program, a major collaboration between NASA’s Webb and Hubble space telescopes, is now underway to study nine rocky exoplanets and their red dwarf host stars. While Webb measures mid-infrared light coming from each planet to determine whether … Continue reading Can Rocky Worlds Orbiting Red Dwarf Stars Maintain Atmospheres?

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