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Now in 3D, maps begin to bring exoplanets into focus

Astronomers have generated the first three-dimensional map of a planet orbiting another star, revealing an atmosphere with distinct temperature zones—one so scorching that it breaks down water vapor, ...
Newsweek

NASA Map Reveals Global Regions Where Temperatures Are Soaring

The areas of the planet that sweltered under above-normal heat during the shockingly warm month of September in 2023 have been revealed in a newly shared NASA map. The map shows how regions across ...
Khaleej Times on MSN

UAE: New 3D exoplanet map reveals hidden weather, heat patterns, atmosphere layers

An international team of astronomers, including a specialist from NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), has created the first-ever ...
IFLScience

First-Ever 3D Map Of Planet Outside Solar System Reveals Distant World’s Hot Spot And Cool Ring

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

UChicago researchers use new method of finding atmospheres in distant planets

It is a major goal of astronomical research to find planets other than Earth that might be suitable for sustaining life. There are a number of factors which many scientists agree are essential to a ...
Austin American-Statesman

Heat wave makes Texas-Mexico border the hottest spot on the planet. How hot will it get?

The Texas-Mexico border is scorching under a record-setting heat wave, with temperatures soaring past 110 degrees, making it the hottest place on the planet Wednesday. While cities just inside the ...