Gliese 667 Cb – an Exoplanet
Gliese 667 Cb is an exoplanet that orbits the star Gliese 667 C, one of the three stars in the Gliese 667 triple-star system. It…
Astronomy
Gliese 667 AB – a K-type main-sequence star
Gliese 667 A (GJ 667 A), the system’s biggest star, is a K-type main-sequence star with the stellar classification K3V. It possesses roughly 73 percent…
Mercury has been Bombarded with a Plasma Wave from the Sun
The sun is a common star, one of approximately 100 billion in our galaxy, the Milky Way. The sun has a huge impact on our…
What is the Solar System’s Coldest Location?
Space is quite cold. Outer space has a baseline temperature of 2.7 kelvins — minus 454.81 degrees Fahrenheit or minus 270.45 degrees Celsius — which…
The Perseverance Rover has arrived at Mars’ Ancient River Delta
Perseverance, NASA’s life-hunting robot The Mars rover has now passed a significant mission milestone. The Perseverance rover has recently been racing over Mars’ surface at…
GJ 667 C f – a Super-Earth Exoplanet
GJ 667 C f is an exoplanet that circles an M-type star. It is an extrasolar planet that orbits the star Gliese 667 C in…
Carbonic and Orthocarbonic Acids, for example, could be found in the Depths of Uranus, Neptune, and their Satellites
Chemists from MIPT and Skoltech (the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology) used computer modeling to determine which compounds might be present in the interiors…
Exoplanet KELT-4Ab Discovered in a Triple Stellar System
Multiple star systems are relatively prevalent in our universe, with estimates indicating that almost half of all stars are a part of one. However, discovering…
According to a Microlensing Study, the most Common Outer Planets are Neptune-Mass
According to a new statistical study of planets discovered using a technique called gravitational microlensing, Neptune-mass worlds are the most prevalent type of planet to…
Giant Planets may Reach Maturity much Sooner than Previously Thought, According to a New Study
The masses of the giant planets of the V1298 Tau system, which is only 20 million years old, have been measured by an international team…
A Nearby Star may Explain why Our Sun has Been Without Sunspots for the Past 70 Years
The number of sunspots on our Sun generally ebbs and flows in an 11-year cycle, but scientists have been baffled for three centuries by an…
Gliese 667C – Part of a Triple Star System
Gliese 667C is a well-studied neighboring star, one of three stars in a triple system. An international team of scientists used new studies of Gliese…
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