Kepler-186 d – an Exoplanet Kepler-186 d is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. It is an exoplanet that orbits the star Kepler-186, which are 579.1 light-years…
The Parker Solar Probe provides an Incredible View of Venus Stunning views of Venus were captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe during its close flyby of the planet in July 2020. For more information, the…
Tidal Waves in the Atmosphere keep Venus Spinning An international research team discovered that the ‘super-rotation’ of Venus is maintained near the equator by atmospheric tidal waves formed by solar heating on the…
Kepler-186 c – an Exoplanet Kepler-186 c is an exoplanet that orbits the star Kepler-186, which are 579.1 light-years (177.6 pc) from our Solar System. It is an exoplanet that…
Was there ever an Ocean on Venus? Astrophysicists have investigated Venus’s past to determine whether the Earth’s sister planet once had oceans. Venus can be thought of as Earth’s evil twin. At…
Kepler 186b – an Exoplanet Kepler 186b is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits an M-type star. It is an exoplanet 582 light-years away from Earth. Kepler-186b is in orbit…
The Device Simulates Life’s First Steps in Space A new device promises to reveal how the building blocks of life form in space. It simulates the formation of molecules in the freezing darkness…
Kepler-186 – a Main-sequence Dwarf Star Kepler-186 is a main-sequence M1 dwarf star in the constellation Cygnus, located 178.5 parsecs (582 light years) away. Kepler-186 is located approximately 561.0 light-years (172.0…
51 Pegasi – a Sun-like Star 51 Pegasi is a Sun-like star in the constellation Pegasus, 50.45 light-years (15.47 parsecs) from Earth. It is a fifth-magnitude star 48 light-years from Earth…
47 Ursae Majoris b – an Extrasolar Planet 47 Ursae Majoris b is a gas planet and extrasolar planet located in the constellation Ursa Major, approximately 46 light-years from Earth. It’s an exoplanet…
Perseverance Found Some Unexpected Trash on Mars Humanity seems to have a habit of leaving rubbish behind wherever we go. Garbage may be found all the way from the Mariana Trench to…
Martian Meteorite Throws into Question Theories of How Rocky Planets Form Although the isotope ratio of a lesser-known gas in a single meteorite may not appear to be significant, scientists are now questioning how planets like…