KELT-1 – an F-type Main-sequence Star
KELT-1 is a main-sequence star of the F class. The temperature on its surface is 6518±50 K. It has a similar proportion of heavy metals…
Astronomy
DARPA is Investigating Ways to Construct Objects in Space
As part of a bigger attempt to cut the cost of spaceflight, the United States military has granted contracts under a new initiative to address…
For Missions near Moon, the US Military wants Nuclear Rocket Designs
The United States military is preparing to take the next step in constructing a nuclear rocket to assist in monitoring Earth-moon space, an area that…
Lunar Rocks could Provide Oxygen and Fuel to Spacecraft
Nanjing University scientists believe they can harness molecules discovered in lunar soil to create oxygen and fuel locally to enable crewed moon missions. The researchers…
Kepler-51 d – a Neptune-like Exoplanet
Kepler-51 d is an exoplanet that resembles Neptune and orbits an F-type star. It has a mass of 7.6 Earths, takes 130.2 days to complete…
When Satellite Galaxies Pass Close to their Parent Galaxies, they can Continue to form Stars
Most scientists used to believe that once a satellite galaxy passed near by its larger parent galaxy, star production would cease because the larger galaxy…
Kepler-51 b – a Neptune-like Exoplanet
Kepler-51 b is an exoplanet that resembles Neptune and orbits an F-type star. It has a mass of 2.1 Earths, takes 45.2 days to complete…
Astronomers have Solved a 900-Year-Old Cosmic Puzzle Involving the Chinese Supernova of 1181AD
According to an international team of scientists, a 900-year-old cosmic riddle regarding the origins of a renowned supernova originally witnessed above China in 1181AD has…
Kepler-51 – a Sun-like Star
Kepler-51 is a Sun-like star that is just about 500 million years old. It is a 500-million-year-old G-type star located 2,615 light-years away in the…
GJ 3470 – a Red Dwarf Star
GJ 3470 is a red dwarf star located 30 parsecs from Earth in the constellation Cancer. GJ 3470 b is an exoplanet that orbits the…
Dwarf Planet
What exactly is a Dwarf Planet? A dwarf planet, according to the International Astronomical Union, is a celestial entity that orbits the sun, has enough…
Methane Could Be First Detectable Sign of Life on another Planet
According to a new study, the presence of methane in the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System could be a significant signal for…
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