For us, 365 days make up a year because Earth takes as many days to complete one orbit of the Sun. But have you ever wondered how many days make …
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NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) handily beat its goals. The space agency has revealed that its spacecraft has spotted over 2,200 potential planets since beginning its mission in 2018. …
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And you shall know them by the pollution in their skies: A team of NASA-funded researchers may have developed a new method for sussing out intelligent extraterrestrial life. TL;DR: It’s …
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Jupiter Will ‘Kiss’ Venus This Week. When And Where You Can See An Exquisite Conjunction Of Our Brightest Planets
Giant planet Jupiter will this week pass very closely to Venus. getty After dominating the evening sky for the latter half of 2020, this year has so far been almost …
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Just 40 light-years from Earth, the TRAPPIST-1 system of planets is home to the largest family of Earth-like worlds known to astronomers. At least seven planets are known to orbit …
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It’s been suggested that an advance party of robots will be needed if humans are ever to settle on other planets. Sent ahead to create conditions favorable for humankind, these …
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There are two planned Mars landings in 2021. First, NASA’s Perseverance rover is due to land on the planet later this month. Then China’s Tianwen rover will follow in May. …
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe spies six of the solar system’s eight planets during its spiralling … [+] journey to the Sun. ESA/NASA/NRL/Solar Orbiter/SolOHI and Johns Hopkins APL/Naval Research Laboratory/Guillermo Stenborg, …
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Two Teenagers ‘Hit The Jackpot’ As They Discover Four Planets Orbiting A Close Sun-Like Star
An artist’s rendering of five planets orbiting TOI-1233, four of which were discovered using the … [+] Transiting Exoplanet Satellite Survey (TESS), an MIT-led NASA mission. NASA/JPL-Caltech Two high schoolers …
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Atmosphere and clouds. Exploration of far galaxies. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. getty Where and how should we look for intelligent life outside of our Solar System? This …
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Musical Planets? Listen To Six Alien Planets ‘Singing’ To Us In A Hypnotic Rhythm From 200 Light-Years Away
This artist’s impression shows the view from the planet in the TOI-178 system found orbiting … [+] furthest from the star. ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org A bizarre system “singing planets” has been …
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Measuring the mass and diameter of a planet reveals its density, which can give scientists clues … [+] about its composition. Scientists now know the density of the seven TRAPPIST-1 …
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Saw The ‘Christmas Star?’ How You Can See A Rare ‘Triple Conjunction’ Of Three Planets This Weekend
This weekend it will be possible to see Mercury form a neat triangle with Jupiter and Saturn. getty Jupiter, Saturn and their exceedingly rare and beautiful “great conjunction” on the …
