Professor Sasha Hinkley

This illustration conceptualizes the swirling clouds identified by the James Webb Space Telescope in the atmosphere of exoplanet VHS 1256 b. The planet is about 40 light-years away and orbits two stars that are locked in their own tight rotation

Intricate details of far-away planet’s atmosphere revealed through NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

March 22, 2023 Duncan Sandes

Scientists have identified the intricate features of a distant planet’s atmosphere, revealing clouds made from silicate particles (grains of sand)...

Gaia helps discover directly imaged planet undergoing nuclear fusion

January 10, 2023 Duncan Sandes

Scientists have used the subtle movements of a distant star to help discover a new exoplanet – which is displaying...