Category: star systems
Four New Planets Found… In the Same Star System
The Kepler spacecraft has been finding planets all over the place during its K2 mission. To date, it has found 104 confirmed planets among 197 star systems surveyed. Yesterday, NASA announced four more planetary finds, […]
Without a Doubt, the Coolest Planet Ever
It’s hard to imagine that at one time scientists were unsure whether planets even existed outside out solar system. Now, it seems like lately there is a new planet discovered every week – it’s almost become […]
Visiting Nearby Stars Using Tiny Sails
What do Stephen Hawking, Mark Zuckerberg and entrepreneur Yuri Milner have in common – aside from being very rich? They want to build a bunch of tiny spaceships and sail them to nearby stars. They call […]
Cyanide for an Atmosphere and 1800 in the Shade
Scientists from London and Leuven, Belgium recently published a paper with information about the super-Earth planet 55 Cancri e. Through observations with the WFC3 camera onboard the Hubble Space Telescope, they say its likely that the planet […]
Aliens? Or Just Dust?
Last week a star about 1400 light years away made some headlines with its unusual characteristics. That it garnered attention from SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) and many in the astronomy community, is noteworthy. That […]
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