Artist's illustration of mini-Neptune toi

shoponhossaiassn · Post by **shoponhossaiassn** » Wed Jul 09, 2025 8:23 am

Artwork from artist Adam Makarenko that was released earlier this year on the Hubble site depicts mini-Neptune TOI 560.01.

Based 103 light years away, the mini Neptune planet is seen in close proximity to its star. As the planet continues losing its puffy atmosphere it could eventually evolve into what scientists call a super-Earth.

Astronomers using the Hubble and the Keck Observatory have identified two different cases of “mini-Neptune” planets that are possibly transforming into super-Earths.

Neon green nebula
A large, semi-transparent green American football-shaped object that extends from top left to bottom right is set against the black background of space. At the center is a very small pink star. There are several layers of gas and dust within the overall green shape. A teal circle is nearest to the star, taking up less than a quarter of the image. Orange blobs telegram database appear at the ends of the teal circle. At the top left and bottom right, along the green football shape are small red dots that appear to be separated from the rest of the gas and dust.
Credits: Bruce Balick (University of Washington), Jason Alexander (University of Washington), Arsen Hajian (U.S. Naval Observatory), Yervant Terzian (Cornell University), Mario Perinotto (University of Florence, Italy), Patrizio Patriarchi (Arcetri Observatory, Italy),

This photo from Hubble offers a glimpse of Planetary Nebula ngc 7009.

Green and yellow colored gaseous material surrounds the pink remnant core of the star in the center.

What remains of a supernova
Bright red lines surround a star-filled area set against the black backdrop of space.
NASA/ESA

In 2014, Hubble captured this image featuring the thin remains from a Type IA supernova.

It’s in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

According to the Space Telescope Science Institute, the supernova carries a “predicable brightness” that lets astronomers measure the expansion of the cosmos. Research in the area led to the discovery of dark energy.