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Stellar Brief: 23. 10. 2026
Today’s astronomy highlights reveal a striking contrast on exoplanet WASP-43 b: models indicate that its nightside is largely cloudy, while its dayside appears clear at the level where light emerges. The findings offer a new way to compare the planet’s extreme weather with telescope observations. Read today's Stellar Brief

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Methanol search in the water-rich planet-forming disk around HL Tauri
icon5. 3. 2026
iconSterne | Exoplaneten | Planetenentstehung | Junge Sternobjekte | Ozeanplanete
Image: Methanol search in the water-rich planet-forming disk around HL Tauri
HL Tauri is a young star surrounded by a disk of gas and dust where planets are forming. Scientists are interested in finding complex molecules like methanol in such disks because these molecules are important for the chemistry that could lead to life. Methanol is often found around other young stars, but its presence in planet-forming disks is rare. In this study, researchers looked for methanol in the disk around HL Tauri, motivated by the detection of warm water vapor in the same region. T...
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Volcanic activity and mantle dynamics shape the lava world K2-141 b
icon4. 3. 2026
iconSterne | Exoplaneten | Lava-Planete
Image: Volcanic activity and mantle dynamics shape the lava world K2-141 b
K2-141 b is an ultra-short period planet, known as a lava world, that orbits very close to its star. This extreme environment causes one side of the planet to be extremely hot, covered by a magma ocean, while the other side remains much cooler and solid. Scientists used computer models to study how the planet's interior moves and how this affects volcanic activity, especially on the nightside, which is not directly heated by the star. The rese...
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The four planets in the TOI 2076 system reveal early atmospheric loss and fragile orbits
icon4. 3. 2026
iconSterne | Exoplaneten | Planetenatmosphäre
Image: The four planets in the TOI 2076 system reveal early atmospheric loss and fragile orbits
TOI-2076 is a young star system, about 200 million years old, that hosts four planets slightly larger than Earth. These planets, called sub-Neptunes, orbit close to their star and offer a unique look at how planetary systems change in their early stages. Unlike many young systems where planets are locked in precise orbital patterns called resonances, the planets in TOI-2076 are near but not exactly in resonance, making their arrangement less stab...
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JWST reveals planetary dynamics and possible hidden companion in TWA 7 system
icon4. 3. 2026
iconExoplaneten | Junge Sternobjekte | Planetenentstehung | Sterne | James-Webb-Weltraumtelesko
Image: JWST reveals planetary dynamics and possible hidden companion in TWA 7 system
TWA 7 is a young star surrounded by a debris disk, which is a ring of dust and small objects left over from planet formation. Recent observations with the JWST telescope have directly imaged a planet far from the star and revealed detailed features in the disk, such as a sharply defined inner edge and an unusual horseshoe-shaped structure. These features suggest that the system's planets are shaping the disk in complex ways. Researchers used c...
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TOI-1080 b: a small rocky planet around a quiet M4V star is validated for detailed study
icon3. 3. 2026
iconSterne | Exoplaneten | TESS | Rote Zwerge
Image: TOI-1080 b: a small rocky planet around a quiet M4V star is validated for detailed study
Researchers have detected and validated TOI-1080 b (SIPS J1825-5212 b), a small, temperate exoplanet that transits its quiet M4V host star every 3.97 days. The host star is located 25.6 parsecs away. The planet was first identified by the TESS mission and confirmed with both TESS and ground-based observations. Analysis of the light curves shows that TOI-1080 b has a radius of about 1.2 times that of Earth and an equilibrium temperature of 36...
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Ground-based spectroscopy reveals hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere of super-Earth L 98-59 d
icon3. 3. 2026
iconSterne | Exoplaneten | Supererde | Planetenatmosphäre
Image: Ground-based spectroscopy reveals hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere of super-Earth L 98-59 d
Scientists have used high-resolution transmission spectroscopy from the Gemini-South telescope to study the atmosphere of the temperate super-Earth exoplanet L 98-59 d. This approach, typically used for larger and hotter planets, was successfully applied to a smaller, more temperate world, demonstrating the capability of ground-based facilities to characterize super-Earth atmospheres. The team confirmed the presence of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) i...
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TESS survey shows the radius valley vanishes for planets around mid-to-late M dwarfs
icon2. 3. 2026
iconSterne | Exoplaneten | TESS | Rote Zwerge
Image: TESS survey shows the radius valley vanishes for planets around mid-to-late M dwarfs
Researchers conducted the most comprehensive search for planets around mid-to-late M dwarf stars using data from the TESS mission. Surveying over 8,000 such stars, they identified 77 transiting planet candidates and measured how often planets occur as a function of their size, orbital period, and the amount of starlight they receive. The study found that each mid-to-late M dwarf hosts on average about 1.1 planets larger than Earth within 30 ...
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JWST reveals clues to the atmosphere of Jupiter-analog exoplanet epsilon Eridani b
icon2. 3. 2026
iconSterne | Exoplaneten | Planetenatmosphären | James-Webb-Weltraumtelesko
Image: JWST reveals clues to the atmosphere of Jupiter-analog exoplanet epsilon Eridani b
Scientists conducted the most sensitive direct imaging search for the nearby Jupiter-analog exoplanet epsilon Eridani b using the JWST/NIRCam coronagraph between 4 and 5 micrometers. Despite achieving a record-breaking contrast sensitivity at the planet’s expected separation, the planet itself was not directly imaged. The study updated the age of the host star epsilon Eridani to 1.1 billion years, which affects the estimated temperature of t...
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SPIRou observations reveal magnetic polarity reversal and accretion in DO Tauri
icon2. 3. 2026
iconSterne | Junge Sternobjekte
Image: SPIRou observations reveal magnetic polarity reversal and accretion in DO Tauri
DO Tauri is a classical T Tauri star, a type of young star still surrounded by a disk of gas and dust. Researchers monitored DO Tau using the SPIRou spectropolarimeter at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope between 2020 and 2025, aiming to understand its magnetic activity and accretion processes.
The study detected strong, variable magnetic fields in DO Tau, including a rare magnetic polarity reversal—meaning the star's large-sc...
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YY Herculis outburst reveals phase-dependent changes in temperature and brightness
icon1. 3. 2026
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