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Exoplanet Possessing Metal Clouds That Cause Gem Rains Astonishes Astronomers

Nature seems to have endless possibilities, especially when it comes to astronomy. There’s at least one exoplanet out there that could make girls get disappointed that they didn’t try to become astronauts. A new study that CNN writes about reveals…

February 22, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Astronomers Find Record-Breaking Number of Rogue Planets

The year 2021 has been pretty impressive, at least when it comes to astronomy, but it still doesn’t want to go away without delighting our curious minds even more. The idea of the so-called rogue planets was seen as pretty…

December 23, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Newfound Giant Planet Shouldn’t Exist: It’s 11 Times More Massive Than Jupiter, and More

You may be one of those numerous folks who are overwhelmed and intimidated by the size of Jupiter. The “gas giant” from our Solar System indeed has an imposing status, as it’s over a hundred times bigger than Earth. It’s…

December 9, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Behold the Exoplanet Located “Next Door” Where a Year Lasts for Just 8 Hours

We must admit that during a whole year spent on Earth, we have plenty of time to achieve some of our goals or to fail them completely. One full year, or 365 days, represent the time needed for our planet…

December 3, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Mysterious Object is Tilting the Orbit of These Exoplanets By 90 Degrees

Exoplanets aren’t something that astronomers can find every day, that’s for sure. But when they do, they remain astonished, and not just for the discovery itself. Exoplanets can have certain features that defy the expectations of scientists. PhysicsWorld.com tells us…

November 24, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Astronomers Find a Record Number of Exoplanets Using New Method

Oddly enough, astronomers haven’t been too good at finding exoplanets as many would be tempted to believe. The first space object of such kind was discovered only three decades ago. Meanwhile, more than 4,800 exoplanets had been detected. The number…

November 23, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Privately-Funded Telescope Represents Astronomers’ New Idea to Look for Habitable Exoplanets

There’s no need to be an astronomer or scientist, in general, to understand that the chances for alien life to exist elsewhere in the Cosmos are sky rocking. That’s why space agencies need to keep looking deep into the depths…

November 16, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Astronomers Locate Surprisingly Young Planet

Most probably, planets are born every day across the Cosmos, but finding young ones is surely immense work. Finding a single exoplanet is hard enough, however. But such facts won’t stop astronomers from continuing their searches. The University of Hawaiʻi…

October 24, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Planet Collision Causes Never-Seen-Before Aftermath

Whether we like to accept it or not, there are numerous events in the Universe that are far more violent and destructive than any asteroid that ever hit the Earth. One such event is the collision between two planets, and…

October 21, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

World Premiere: the Planet That Could Be Orbiting Three Stars at Once is Discovered

A planet orbiting two stars at once certainly sounds a lot, comparing things to the reality of our planet. But such an object revolving around three stars at the same time is surely something astonishing. What’s for sure is that…

October 6, 2021 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0