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First Y brown dwarf binary system discovered

Using the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) onboard the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has discovered the first known binary system composed of two Y-type brown dwarfs. The finding was ...

Astronomers discover a warm Jupiter-sized exoplanet

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new, warm Jupiter-sized exoplanet orbiting a dwarf star. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-4127 b, is more ...

Astronomers detect two new polars

Using multiple telescopes, astronomers have detected two new magnetic cataclysmic variable systems of the polar subclass and determined their fundamental properties. The finding, which could help us better understand the ...

Two new gas giant exoplanets discovered with TESS

Astronomers report the detection of two new gas giant exoplanets using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The newfound alien worlds, designated TOI-3984A b and TOI-5293A b, have very short orbital periods. ...

TESS discovers new warm brown dwarf

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new warm brown dwarf. The newfound object, designated HIP 33609 b, transits a bright and rapidly rotating star. ...

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