One of the Solar System’s Strangest Objects Just Exploded Again
Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann acts like no other object we have seen before, and the previous several months have been strange even by its own high standards.…
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NASA’s Curiosity Detects New Organic Molecules on Mars
The Curiosity rover from NASA has identified organic chemicals on Mars that have never been seen before, demonstrating that the Red Planet possesses complicated chemistry.…
Never-Seen-Before Rocks Discovered Among Destroyed Exoplanets
Astronomers have found that rocky exoplanets may be considerably stranger than previously believed. The remnants of rocky exoplanets orbiting white dwarfs have revealed peculiar rock…
TOI 700 d – a near-Earth-sized Exoplanet
TOI 700 d is a near-Earth exoplanet, most likely rocky, that orbits the red dwarf TOI 700, the system’s outermost planet. It’s a super-Earth exoplanet…
Teegarden’s Star b – an Exoplanet
Teegarden’s Star b is an exoplanet that orbits an M-type star. It is an exoplanet discovered orbiting within the habitable zone of Teegarden’s Star, an…
Iota Horologii – a Yellow-hued Star
Iota Horologii is a yellow-hued star in the Horologium constellation located approximately 56.5 light-years away. It is a Subgiant Star and the main star in…
Could Humans Really Live On Arrakis, the Planet from Dune?
Arrakis, the planet depicted in the novel and picture Dune, is a dreadful place to visit, at least if you are not a huge worm.…
Farthest Water in the Universe Has Detected
Astronomers have revealed the furthest distant finding of water in the cosmos. The valuable chemical – an ingredient required for life, as we know it…
Iota Horologii b – an Extrasolar Planet
Iota Horologii b, also known as HR 810 b, is an extrasolar planet located 56.5 light-years away in the constellation Horologium (The Pendulum Clock). It…
Using a Novel Mathematical Tool, Astronomers Explain the Intricate Structure of the Interstellar Medium
Turbulence must first diminish in interstellar dust clouds before gravity can cause a star to develop. The kinetic energy of turbulence comes to rest in…
In the Star Cluster Palomar 5, Astronomers have Discovered an Unusually Large Population of Black Holes
Palomar 5 is a one-of-a-kind cluster. This is due to the fact that it is one of the “fluffiest” clusters in our Galaxy’s halo, with…
PSR B1620-26 b – an Exoplanet
PSR B1620-26 b is an exoplanet in the constellation Scorpius located approximately 12,400 light-years from Earth. It is nearly three times the age of Earth,…
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