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James Webb Discovers the First Exoplanet, and It’s the Same Size as Earth

Who would have thought that just a few decades ago, astronomers were still in the dark about the existence of exoplanets? But now, it seems that these mysterious cosmic objects are popping up everywhere, like cosmic dandelions in the wind!…

January 12, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Newfound TOI 700 e Earth-Like Planet Could Have Liquid Water

NASA has discovered a new exoplanet similar to Earth and located in the habitable zone of its solar system. That’s also the area where liquid water has the necessary conditions to form, which obviously leads to the exciting possibility for…

January 11, 2023 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA Finds Two Potential “Water Worlds” in Space

New observations from Hubble and Spitzer, meaning two telescopes operated by NASA, reveal the discovery of two exoplanets 218 light-years away that might be teeming with water. Perhaps everybody knows that when an astronomer finds such a so-called “water world,”…

December 16, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Astronomers Find the Explanation for a Hellish Planet That Features a Diamond Core

None of us should think even for a moment that our Universe is done when it comes to surprising us. Astronomers found a hellish exoplanet called 55 Cancri e (aka “Janssen”), which is located only 40 light-years away from us.…

December 10, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Presents Exoplanet in Great Detail

It shouldn’t amaze anybody if astronomers discover one day that there are more exoplanets in the observable Universe than stars. Almost every star we see in the night sky should have exoplanets orbiting around them. But until astronomers find out…

September 2, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA Wants to Learn More About Another Hell Planet Using the James Webb Space Telescope

Astronomers will have a lot of work to do in the next few weeks, as NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will have to give the 55 Cancri e planet more attention. It’s the name of a world located just…

June 2, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

China is Preparing to Find the New Earth

Astronomers always suspected that the Universe must be teeming with other planets that have similar characteristics to the ones on Earth. They also knew that once we find such a planet, we can consider packing our luggage at some point,…

April 14, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA Confirms the Existence of 5,000 Exoplanets Discovered and Launches Relevant Video

It was only three decades ago when astronomers got to discover the first planets that exist beyond our Solar System: the two exoplanets were orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12. Surely it wasn’t difficult to guess that there have to be…

March 22, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

There’s a New Form of Ice That We Need to Know About

Even if you haven’t been skipping the physics class, it’s good to know that there’s a new form of ice that was unveiled by scientists. Ice, in general, represents one of the three different states that water can be found…

March 21, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

The Closest Star to Ours Has a Newly-Discovered Exoplanet

Alpha Centauri is a truly unique star system. It contains three stars and several planets. While astronomers were pretty sure about the number of stars, there’s a new update regarding the number of planets that exist in Alpha Centauri. The…

February 11, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0