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Congratulations to UNISTELLAR and SETI Institute citizen astronomers for the confirmation of a warm Jupiter exoplanet! 🪐 In this study, soon to be published in the Astronomical Journal, observers with our Exoplanet Transits program teamed up with NASA Exoplanets Exoplanet Watch to capture the passing of this planet in front of its star and confirm its existence. This gas giant had previously only been a "planet candidate" seen by NASA's TESS mission, but thanks to citizen scientists, it is now an official planet. Thank you Astronomy magazine for this fantastic article! https://buff.ly/3XwOtgf "While the method relies on pure chance, TESS observes so many stars all across the sky that it has so far amassed over 7,000 candidate worlds. But because TESS is so busy trying to detect as many planets as possible, almost all of these detections rely on a single transit event: just one pass of the exoplanet in front of its star. The task of confirming the existence of the exoplanet is left to follow-up surveys with ground-based observatories, which is a tedious, difficult, and time-consuming job. This is where citizen scientists come to the rescue. Using a network of telescopes scattered across the globe, amateur astronomers can perform the necessary observations needed to turn a candidate exoplanet into a confirmed one. Recently, the Unistellar Network and Exoplanet Watch has confirmed a new exoplanet, TIC 393818343 b, which sits about 300 light-years away from Earth."

🌌 Exciting strides in astronomy: A first-ever close-up image of WOH G64, a massive star 160,000 light-years away, has been captured by ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI). This monumental achievement provides unprecedented insights into stars beyond the Milky Way. The image reveals a red supergiant shedding vast amounts of gas and dust in its final stages before going supernova. With a diameter 2,000 times that of our sun, WOH G64 resides within the Large Magellanic Cloud and has intriguingly grown dimmer over the last decade. The egg-shaped appearance of its dust cocoon, possibly influenced by an unseen companion star, has generated excitement among astronomers. As ESO plans future technological upgrades, like GRAVITY+, further observations promise to enhance our understanding of these cosmic giants. Let’s continue to watch as these advancements shape our comprehension of the galaxy! #Astronomy #SpaceExploration #ESO #ScientificDiscovery

Cosmic Object Speeding at 1 Million Miles Per Hour Discovered by Amateur Astronomers (August 2024) IFL Science article: https://lnkd.in/eE8jBz_a Citizen scientists working on the hunt for the hypothetical Planet 9 that should lurk at the edge of the Solar System have instead found a cosmic object moving so fast that it will one day leave the Milky Way. It's the first object with the mass of a small star found moving at this speed. First spotted by Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 contributors Martin Kabatnik, Thomas P. Bickle, and Dan Caselden a few years ago using data from NASA's WISE mission that mapped the sky in infrared, it's thought the object may be a brown dwarf, star-like objects that never get massive enough to begin fusing hydrogen at their core. Over 4,000 brown dwarfs have been discovered by amateur astronomers during this program but none of them have been as fast as this. It’s moving at about 1.6 million kilometers (1 million miles) per hour. “I can’t describe the level of excitement,” Kabatnik, from Nuremberg, Germany, who is a co-author on a new paper describing the discovery, said in a statement. “When I first saw how fast it was moving, I was convinced it must have been reported already.” The project allows citizen scientists to pore through WISE data, picking interesting objects to follow up on. WISE was retired in 2011, and its subsequent asteroid-hunting iteration NEOWISE retired recently too (you can see its last image here). The WISE data combined with the ground follow-up has helped astronomers to characterize this unusual object. Known as CWISE J124909.08+362116.0, it is either a brown dwarf or a very low-mass star and it is moving so fast our galaxy won’t be able to hold on to it. Continue Reading: https://lnkd.in/eE8jBz_a

Explore the discovery of a potential ninth planet in our solar system, distinct from Pluto, and the implications for astronomy and planetary science. https://lnkd.in/dR_Mdvvu #inwider #dubai #NinthPlanet #SolarSystem #AstronomyNews #PlanetaryDiscovery #OuterSolarSystem

#astronomy An article published in the journal "Nature Astronomy" reports the identification of the #exoplanet WASP-193 b, a gas giant whose diameter is approximately 1.5 times Jupiter's but with a mass that is only one-seventh of Jupiter's. A team of researchers led by Khalid Barkaoui of the University of Liège, Belgium, used the WASP-South telescope of the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) collaboration to locate WASP-193 b and then study its characteristics with other instruments. The combination of this exoplanet's mass and density is really difficult to explain since no theory of planetary formation leads to a planet like this. https://lnkd.in/dJKnhvJp

Post no.1 Have you ever looked up at the night sky and marveled at the countless twinkling stars? Backyard astronomy is a fascinating hobby that allows you to explore the universe from the comfort of your own home. Here's what you'll need to get started: Find a dark location: The less light pollution, the better you'll be able to see celestial objects. Start with your own eyes: Observe the constellations and try to identify them using a star chart or app. Binoculars: These are a great way to get a closer look at stars, nebulae, and the moon's craters. Telescope (optional):Telescopes allow you to view deep space objects like galaxies and distant star clusters. Backyard astronomy is a rewarding activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It's a great way to learn about the universe, spark curiosity, and appreciate the beauty of the night sky. #Create #Creativethinking

#astronomy #JWST An article published in the journal "Nature Astronomy" reports the results of the study of the dwarf #galaxy cataloged as LID-568, which has at its center a supermassive black hole that is devouring materials at a rate that is more than 40 times faster than its theoretical limits. A team of researchers led by astronomer Hyewon Suh of the International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab combined observations conducted with the Chandra and James Webb space telescopes to obtain precise data on this voracious supermassive black hole. We see it as it was about 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang and its discovery indicates a way in which these very extreme objects manage to grow so quickly. https://lnkd.in/eXmC4BDs