PH2 b – a Gas Giant Exoplanet
The exoplanet PH2 b, also known as Kepler-86 b, is a gas giant that orbits a G-type star. It is an exoplanet that orbits the…
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NASA’s New Horizons is Still Pioneering Science in the Kuiper Belt Years After Historic Flybys
To welcome in the new year, New Horizons made a spectacular flyby of a Kuiper Belt object. However, until a new batch of observations reaches…
PH2 – a G-type Star
PH2 is a Star. It is not a part of the Cygnus constellation outline, but it is within its boundaries. It is estimated to have…
Astronomers have Retraced the History of Our Galactic Surroundings for the First Time
The Earth is surrounded by hundreds of young stars in a 1,000-light-year-wide gap, but how did those stars form? Astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics…
A New Planet has been Discovered Around Proxima Centauri, Our Solar System’s Closest Star
Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) in Chile discovered evidence of another planet around Proxima Centauri, our Solar System’s closest…
Psyche, the Asteroid’s Iron Giant, Could Be Less Iron Than Researchers Thought
According to a new study by experts from Brown and Purdue universities, the asteroid 16 Psyche, which NASA plans to visit with a spaceship in…
NASA Says Business As Usual, but Roscosmos Director Threatens End of ISS
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NASA has stated that the International Space Station (ISS) would continue to operate normally, collaborating with other international partners as…
Pluto’s Tantalizing Images Reveal a Dynamic Surface, but it won’t be Seen for Another 161 Years
In July 2018, the solar system aligned for a brief moment, allowing Earth to see Pluto’s fully illuminated disk, which will not happen again for…
“Puzzling” Artificial Fragment on Mars Suggests First Self-Driving Hit & Run on the Red Planet
People were amused, then fascinated, by a strange snapshot obtained by NASA’s Perseverance rover. A white and gold (or is it black and blue?) cylinder…
About Half of Sun-Like Stars could have Rocky Planets that could be Habitable
Since astronomers established the existence of exoplanets or planets outside our solar system, humanity has questioned how many of them may support life. We’re one…
Exoplanet Orbiting a Distant Star Resembles Our Solar System’s Reputed ‘Planet Nine’
Astronomers are still looking for a possible “Planet Nine” in the beyond limits of our solar system, but an exoplanet 336 light-years away is increasingly…
The Rhythmic Movement of a Six-Exoplanet System Confounds Theories of Planet Formation
Astronomers have discovered a system consisting of six exoplanets, five of which are locked in an unusual rhythm around their central star, using a combination…
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