Gliese 436 b – a Neptune-sized Exoplanet
Gliese 436 b is an exoplanet the size of Neptune that orbits the red dwarf Gliese 436. In just over two days, the planet completes…
Astronomy
The Origins of Solar-Mass Black Holes and Their Relationship to Dark Matter
The mass of a typical stellar-class black hole is between 3 and 10 solar masses. Most galaxies, including our own Milky Way Galaxy, have supermassive…
Mars Helicopters Could Accidentally Create Glowing Plasma As They Fly
The whirling blades of helicopters on Mars could be enough to cause St Elmo’s fire, a plasma discharge that occurs frequently around ships and planes…
Gliese 317 b – a Gas Giant Exoplanet
Gliese 317 b is an M-type star-orbiting gas giant exoplanet. It is an extrasolar planet located in the constellation Pyxis about 50 light-years away. It…
People Can’t Believe This Incredible Timelapse of Jupiter’s Moons Is Real
A timelapse of Jupiter’s moons Europa and Io orbiting the gas giant has been widely shared on Reddit in recent days, owing to its sheer…
Moon Crashing Rocket Will Create New Crater – Here’s what we should worry about
It’s not often that a fresh impact crater on the Moon appears out of nowhere, but that’ll happen on March 4 when a derelict SpaceX…
Famous Meteorite Suggests Mars’ Habitability May Have Occurred Much Later Than Thought
After being knocked off Mars, the meteorite NWA 7034 is considered one of the world’s most scientifically valuable rocks. The finding of a single shocked…
Why Neptune and Uranus Are Different Shades of Blue
Neptune and Uranus are nearly identical in mass, composition, and temperature, but they easily distinguished in visible light. Neptune is a deep blue color, as…
Gliese 317 – a Small Red Dwarf Star
In the southern constellation Pyxis, Gliese 317 is a small red dwarf star with two exoplanetary companions. It is a star in the main sequence.…
Astronomers Discover a ‘Forbidden’ Planet Orbiting its Star in the ‘Neptunian Desert’
Neptune is our solar system’s eighth planet from the sun. An exoplanet smaller than Neptune with its own atmosphere has been discovered by an international…
Researchers Claim that Early Mars was Covered With Ice Sheets Rather Than Flowing Rivers
Mars, named for the Roman god of war, has long been seen as a forerunner in the night sky. The planet’s rusty red surface, too,…
According to a New Study, Mars has the Right Ingredients for Modern Microbial Life Under its Surface
A new study shows that the Martian subsurface would be a suitable area to hunt for probable present-day life on Mars, as NASA’s Perseverance rover…
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