University of Texas at Austin-McDonald Observatory: Rare Look at Rocky Exoplanet's Surface
August 20, 2019
August 20, 2019
FORT DAVIS, Texas, Aug. 20 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release:
A new study using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope provides a rare glimpse of conditions on the surface of a rocky planet orbiting a star beyond the Sun. The study, published today in the journal Nature, shows that the planet's surface may resemble those of Earth's Moon or Mercury: The planet likely has little to no atmosphere and cou . . .
A new study using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope provides a rare glimpse of conditions on the surface of a rocky planet orbiting a star beyond the Sun. The study, published today in the journal Nature, shows that the planet's surface may resemble those of Earth's Moon or Mercury: The planet likely has little to no atmosphere and cou . . .