Exoplanets

Science Breakthroughs That Rocked July 21–22, 2025. News Roundup.

Science Today — Nov. 12, 2025: Severe Auroras Sweep the Globe, Blue Origin Targets New Glenn Launch, Webb Spots Organic “Life Seeds” Beyond the Milky Way, Three Earth‑Size Worlds Found in a Two‑Sun System, Enceladus’ Ocean Looks Long‑Lived, and Earth’s Hidden Geology Fuels Ocean Volcanoes

Roundup of the biggest science stories breaking on November 12, 2025. From a rare G4 geomagnetic storm lighting up the skies to fresh clues about life-friendly chemistry and planetary formation, here’s what matters — and why. At a glance 1) A rare G4 geomagnetic storm paints the skies — and could return tonight The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center reports that G4 (Severe)geomagnetic storm levels were reached at 01:20 UTC on Nov. 12. Forecasters say CME (coronal mass ejection) impacts are ongoing, and G1–G4 conditions are possible through the night, meaning another widespread aurora display remains on the table.

12 November 2025

6,000 Exoplanets and Counting: NASA’s Cosmic Milestone in Planet Discovery

What Are Exoplanets, and Why Does 6,000 Matter? Exoplanets are planets that orbit a star other than our Sun – in other words, worlds beyond our own solar system. Some even drift freely in space without a parent star (so-called “rogue planets”) science.nasa.gov. Ever since the first exoplanets were confirmed in the 1990s, they have reshaped our understanding of the universe. We now know planets are abundant: over 6,000 have been confirmed so far, and astronomers estimate billions more likely exist in our galaxy alone nasa.gov. Reaching 6,000 confirmed exoplanets is more than just a number – it’s a testament

18 September 2025

Astronomy · Discoveries · Exoplanets · NASA · Space

6,000 Alien Planets & a Healing Ozone Layer: Biggest Science News (Sept 17-18, 2025)

Key Facts Space Exploration: 6,000 New Worlds & Starship Progress In a milestone for astronomy, NASA confirmed the 6,000th exoplanet – planets orbiting other stars – in its records this week. The official tally of alien worlds crossed the 6k mark after only ~30 years of exoplanet hunting, reflecting an exponential discovery rate space.com. “We’re entering the next great chapter of exploration – worlds beyond our imagination,” a NASA video proclaimed space.com. NASA noted that because new planets are added on a rolling basis by scientists worldwide, “no single planet is considered the 6,000th entry… There are more than 8,000

18 September 2025

Astronomy · Environmental Science · Planetary Science · Science News · Space Exploration

From “Smart” Healing Gel to Alpha Centauri’s New Planet: Science Breakthroughs You Can’t Miss (Aug 8–9, 2025)

In preclinical tests on diabetic mice, a single application of a hydrogel-based “smart” wound dressing achieved 90% wound closure in 12 days by silencing thrombospondin-1 with microRNA-loaded extracellular vesicles. The James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI directly imaged a gas-giant planet roughly the mass of Saturn orbiting Alpha Centauri A at about 2 AU, about 4 light-years from Earth. If confirmed, this would be the closest exoplanet ever directly imaged to Earth. As of August 7, 2025, NOAA forecast a 50% above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season with 13–18 named storms and 5–9 hurricanes by November. France’s southern wildfires became the largest

9 August 2025

Breakthroughs · Exoplanets · Medical Innovation · Science News · Space Discovery

Major Astronomy News in June 2025: Webb’s Exoplanet Discovery, Rubin’s First Images, Space Missions & More

The James Webb Space Telescope directly imaged a Saturn-mass exoplanet, TWA 7 b, about 0.3 Jupiter masses at 50 AU from its star, marking Webb’s first direct exoplanet discovery. The missing baryon problem was resolved using 69 fast radio bursts, showing about 76% of ordinary matter lies in hot intergalactic gas, ~15% in halos around galaxies, and ~9% in galaxies. Comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli–Bernstein), the largest Oort Cloud comet, showed CO outgassing jets at 16.6 AU with a nucleus about 140 km across, observed by ALMA. Solar Orbiter delivered the first views of the Sun’s south pole from an inclination

28 June 2025

Astronomy · Exoplanets · NASDAQ:LLAP · Science News · Space · Space Exploration · Space Missions