55 Cancri b – an Exoplanet
The exoplanet 55 Cancri b, also known as Galileo, orbits the Sun-like star 55 Cancri A every 14.65 days. It is a gas giant exoplanet…
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Anatomy of a SPAC inside Better.com’s ambitious plans
When officials at online mortgage business Better.com decided to go public earlier this year, they opted for a direct listing rather than a typical IPO.…
A Decade-Long Gamma-Ray Burst Puzzle is Solved by Space Scientists
A worldwide group of researchers, driven by astrophysicists from the University of Bath in the UK, has estimated the magnetic field in a far-away Gamma-Ray…
As We Pass through the Tail of Halley’s Comet, the Orionids Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
Right now, Earth is traveling through a cloud of dust and debris left behind by Halley’s Comet, the most renowned of all comets. The Orionids…
70 Virginis b – an Extrasolar Planet
70 Virginis b is an extrasolar planet located in the constellation of Virgo about 60 light-years away. It is a gas giant exoplanet that revolves…
The Early Solar System Had a Giant Gap between Its Inner and Outer Regions
According to recent evidence, the protoplanetary disk from which the Earth and other planets formed had a massive void in it some 4.5 billion years…
HD 179949 b – an Extrasolar Planet
HD 179949 b is a gas giant exoplanet in the habitable zone of an F-type star. It is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD…
HAT-P-3b – an Extrasolar Planet
HAT-P-3b is a gas giant exoplanet in the habitable zone of a K-type star. It is an extrasolar planet that orbits the star HAT-P-3 in…
Astronomers Catch White Dwarf Switching On and Off For First Time
White dwarfs are stars that are not big enough to go supernova. These stars are no longer fusing atoms to release light, and they are…
According to Recent Studies, Metal Concentrations in the Moon’s Craters are Higher Than Previously Assumed
The Moon maintains our planet’s axis of rotation steady, which governs seasons and regulates our temperature, making life on Earth possible. However, there has been…
A Mineral Known as Moganite in a Lunar Meteorite Found in a Hot Desert, Discovered by a Team of Scientists
Masahiro Kayama of Tohoku University’s Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences led a team of Japanese scientists that discovered the mineral moganite in a moon…
HD 149026 b – an Extrasolar Planet
HD 149026 b is an extrasolar planet located in the constellation Hercules about 250 light-years from the Sun. It is an exoplanet in the form…
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