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 »Humans now control the fluctuations of freshwater on all surfaces of the earth
The natural world has undergone an almost unimaginable regime change, reflecting the vast and growing dominance of humanity on our planet’s most important resource: freshwater. Researchers say this is the first global survey of human effects on the water cycle. Scientists have used NASA’s satellite measurements to remotely measure the …
Read More »Astronomers have found the first evidence of tectonic activity on an exoplanet.
You may not be at all familiar with the planet LHS 3844B, but now it has its own special difference: it is the first planet outside our solar system where astronomers believe they may have evidence of tectonic activity. That evidence is a set of advanced simulations based on observations …
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 »Astronomers have confirmed the farthest known ject project in the solar system.
The farthest known object in the solar system has been confirmed. Farfaurot, a giant rock found at a distance of about 132 astronomical units from the Sun in 2018, has been studied and characterized, and now we know a lot more about it and its orbit. It is around 400 …
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