Artist portrayal of Exoplanet GJ1132B,Image: NASA / ESA / R. Hurt (IPAC / KLatek) Who says you can’t lose your atmosphere with a nearby red dwarf And then growing a new one with the help of volcanic activity? T.Its elastic Planet, located 41 light-Over the years the earth appears to …
Read More »New technology used to spot possible super-earths in the habitable zone of Alpha Centauri
Astronomers using new technology may not only have found a super-Earth to a neighboring star, but they may have imagined it directly. And it can be nice and cozy in the livable area around Alpha Centauri. It is much easier to see giant planets than Earth-sized planets. No matter which …
Read More »Bad Astronomy | Chance has played a role in making the earth habitable for billions of years
When you look around you, almost anywhere on earth, you will see life. Earth seems to be an excellent helper of life: we have seen it in the air, in the water, in the land, and even in the deep underground. But was it inevitable? We know that there have …
Read More »Scientists are getting closer to learning more about Planet Nine
Planetary scientists looking at Earth’s 6 336 light-years can help scientists learn more about whether there is a large “Planet Nine” or “Planet X” clinging to the outside of our solar system. Why it’s important: Scientists have been searching for the supposed new planet for years. The new characteristic of …
Read More »See scenes of the catastrophic fall
Remote camera and drone footage of the crash of the Ci Resibo Radio Telescope platform have just been released. The main 05-meter dish sat on the ground in a remote part of Puerto Rico, with a platform with 90,000 tons of receivers and other equipment suspended 150 meters above it. …
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