GJ 1214 b is named Enaiposha and its host star is named Orkaria, after the Maa words for a large body of water and for red ochre, alluding to the likely composition of the planet and color of the star.

May 10, 2023 · This artist’s concept depicts the planet GJ 1214 b, a “mini-Neptune” with what is likely a steamy, hazy atmosphere. A new study based on observations by NASA’s Webb telescope provides insight into this type of planet, the most common in the galaxy.

Oct 29, 2024 · Blue light observations using the Subaru Telescope indicate Super-Earth GJ 1214 b has a water-rich atmosphere. Artist's rendition of a transit of GJ 1214 b in blue light. The blue sphere represents the host star GJ 1214, and the black ball in front of it on the right is GJ 1214 b.

Feb 21, 2012 · GJ1214b, shown in this artist's view, is a super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star 40light-years from Earth. New observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescopeshow that it is a waterworld enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere.

Feb 23, 2012 · The data seem to confirm that GJ 1214b has a very steamy atmosphere, thick with water vapor. Even more intriguing is that due to the temperature (being so close to its red dwarf star makes it...

Jan 27, 2025 · GJ 1214 b is a distant planet, about 48 light-years from Earth. Astronomers thought it was probably a watery and rocky world larger than Earth, or a smaller version of our solar system’s ice giant...

Sep 4, 2013 · New Subaru Telescope observations of super-Earth GJ 1214 b show that the exoplanet is likely to have a water-rich atmosphere. A Japanese research team of astronomers and planetary scientists has used Subaru Telescope's two optical cameras, Suprime-Cam and the Faint Object Camera and Spectrograph

May 10, 2023 · “GJ 1214 b could therefore be a water world,” says Eliza Kempton, professor at the University of Maryland, USA and leading author of the research article. However, the features could also indicate methane gas.

May 11, 2023 · As already suspected, this planet probably has water, which appears as gaseous vapour. “GJ 1214 b could therefore be a water world,” says Eliza Kempton, professor at the University of Maryland, USA and lead author of the research article. However, the features could also indicate methane gas. A mixture of both is also conceivable.

Feb 21, 2012 · GJ 1214b, shown in this artist's conception, is a super-Earth orbiting a red-dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth. Observations suggest that its atmosphere is mostly water. One exoplanet that's attracted a lot of attention since its discovery in 2009 is GJ 1214b.