Tag Archive for 'GJ 1214b'

This is an artist's impression of the super-Earth exoplanet GJ 1214b. Image credit: NASA / ESA / G. Bacon, STScI / L. Kreidberg and J. Bean, University of Chicago / H. Knutson, California Institute of Technology.

Astronomers Simulate Exotic Clouds on Mini-Neptune GJ 1214b

Nov 2, 2015 by News Staff

A team of scientists from the University of Washington and the University of Toronto is the first to simulate 3D exotic clouds in the atmosphere of an...

GJ 1214b, GJ 436b: Astronomers Reveal Weather on Two Exoplanets

Jan 2, 2014 by News Staff

Scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have characterized the atmospheres of two nearby exoplanets: the super-Earth GJ 1214b and the Neptune-sized...

Hubble Finds Extrasolar Waterworld Planet

Feb 22, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have identified a new class of planet, a waterworld enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. An...