Using the light of that orbiting star, astronomers have plunged into the atmosphere of an exoplanet 850 light-years away. Not just an exoplanet, but one of the hottest we’ve ever met – and at least seven metals are now known to float around its atmosphere as gas. Exoplanet is WASP-121B, …
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Astronomers have made detailed observations of a very exciting exoplanet, detecting a rugged surface temperature in the region of 200,200 degrees Celsius (792 ફેર degrees Fahrenheit). That temperature – measured by the European Space Agency’s characteristic exoplanet satellite (or CHOPS) – is enough to melt all rocks and metals, and …
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Jupiter. The largest planet in the solar system – twice as many as all the other planets combined. This vast universe is made up of the same cloud of dust and gas that has become our sun and the rest of the planets. But Jupiter was the first to be …
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A “Halloween Blue Moon” is coming. Getty A new season of stargazing has begun – and it’s set as incredible. The equator signals the fall or the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday while below the equator, it is now spring. Both of these asons will stop …
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The big brother Majestic Jupiter is pushing the best side of our solar system. A sharp new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the vast, ever-evolving climate of a giant planet – showing both short- and long-term changes. In the Northern Hemisphere, storm clouds may indicate the formation of …
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