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…
Astronomy
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…
New Idea How to Tackle Hazardous Asteroids Slices and Dices Them Apart
A novel approach for dealing with the prospect of a huge asteroid causing major damage to Earth recommends splitting it apart piece by piece. The…
NASA’s First Mission To Study Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids Launches Tomorrow. Here is How to Watch
Lucy, NASA’s 12-year mission to examine Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids for the first time, is about to launch. The record-breaking expedition, which will launch on Saturday,…
Europa Has a Persistant Single-Hemisphere Water Vapor Atmosphere
One of the Solar System’s most fascinating worlds has recently become even more so. The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a small but continuous layer…
HD 2039 b – an Extrasolar Planet
HD 2039 b is a planet that orbits the star HD 2039. It is a gas giant exoplanet that revolves around a G-type star. It…
HD 189733 b – an Exoplanet
HD 189733 b is a gas giant exoplanet in the habitable zone of a K-type star. It is an exoplanet located in the constellation Vulpecula,…
Newly Discovered Giant Exoplanet Managed To Survive the Death of Its Star
White dwarfs are stars the size of our Sun that has reached the end of their lives. When the hydrogen in their core is depleted,…
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