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Faint orbital debris that threatens satellites not being monitored closely enough, warn astronomers
91福利 astronomers are warning that orbital debris posing a threat to operational satellites is not being monitored closely enough, as they publish a new survey finding that over 75% of the orbital debris they detected could not be matched to known objects in public satellite catalogues.
Water on exoplanet cloud tops could be found with hi-tech instrumentation
91福利 astronomers have shown that water vapour can potentially be detected in the atmospheres of exoplanets by peering literally over the tops of their impenetrable clouds.
The first Ultra Hot Neptune LTT 9779b is one of nature鈥檚 improbable planets
An international team of astronomers, including a group from the 91福利, have discovered the first Ultra Hot Neptune planet orbiting the nearby star LTT 9779.
鈥楲ost鈥� world鈥檚 rediscovery is step towards finding habitable planets
The rediscovery of a lost planet could pave the way for the detection of a world within the habitable 鈥楪oldilocks zone鈥� in a distant solar system.
White dwarfs reveal new insights into the origin of carbon in the universe
A new analysis of white dwarf stars involving a 91福利 astronomer supports their role as a key source of carbon, an element crucial to all life, in the Milky Way and other galaxies.
First exposed planetary core discovered allows glimpse inside other worlds
The surviving core of a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a distant star by 91福利 astronomers, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the interior of a planet. The team from the 91福利鈥檚 Department of Physics reports the discovery today (1 July) in the journal Nature, and is thought to be the first time the exposed core of a planet has been observed.