Challener said additional JWST observations could help improve the first 3D eclipse map's spatial resolution. Already the technique can help illuminate the temperature maps of other hot Jupiters, ...

What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as ...

"Our approach gives astronomers an idea of how many spots a star might have, where they are located, and how bright or dark they are." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

It's the first use of a new technique called 3D eclipse mapping. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have produced the ...

Exoplanets are planets outside Earth's solar system that most often orbit a star. Astronomers have managed to bring an exoplanet into unprecedented focus by using a technique the researchers call 3D ...

Astronomers have generated the first three-dimensional map of a planet orbiting another star, revealing an atmosphere with distinct temperature zones—one so scorching that it breaks down water vapor, ...

Detecting exoplanets at all is difficult—they typically emit much less than 1% of a host star's brightness. Eclipse mapping requires measuring small fractions of that total as a planet circles behind ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Astronomers have generated the first three-dimensional map of a planet orbiting another star, revealing an atmosphere with distinct temperature zones – one so scorching that it breaks ...