Tag: Planet
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Unlivable Planet
The man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he’s been given. But up to now, he hasn’t been a creator, only a destroyer. ~ Anton Chekhov It is generally believed that life today is healthier than in the past. The view is endorsed by …
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March 19, 2018 -
Committed to ensure a sustainable planet: PM
India is committed to ensure a sustainable planet and is well on track to meet its promises, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday while emphasising that the country will meet its development needs but in a “cleaner and greener way”. “India believes in growth but is also committed to protecting the environment,” Modi said …
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February 17, 2018 -
‘Super Earth’ that may host alien life identified
A little-known planet about 111 light years away could be a “scaled-up version of Earth” and may be able to host alien life, according to a study. The exoplanet known as K2-18b has been described as being a potential ‘Super-Earth’ – a large rocky planet with the potential to support life. Researchers at University of …
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December 6, 2017 -
Massive Earth-sized storm on Neptune spotted
Astronomers have spotted a storm system nearly the size of Earth near Neptune's equator, a region where no bright cloud has been seen before. "Seeing a storm this bright at such a low latitude is extremely surprising," said Ned Molter, an astronomy graduate student at the University of California-Berkeley. "Normally, this area is really quiet …
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August 4, 2017 -
In the grand scheme of things
Does humanity exist to serve some ultimate, transcendent purpose? Conventional scientific wisdom says no. As physicist Lawrence Krauss puts it in his latest book, The Greatest Story Ever Told…So Far, our evolution on this planet is just a “cosmic accident”. If you believe otherwise, many would accuse you of suffering from some kind of religious …
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July 18, 2017 -
NASA announces over 200 new planet candidates
US space agency NASA has announced that its Kepler space telescope has discovered 219 new planet candidates outside our solar system. "Of those, 10 are near-Earth size and orbiting in their star's habitable zone, which is the range of distance from a star where liquid water could pool on the surface of a rocky planet …
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June 20, 2017 -
Jupiter is the oldest planet in solar system
Jupiter – the largest planet in our solar system – is also the oldest, say scientists who found that the gas giant formed within four million years after the formation of the Sun. Knowing the age of Jupiter is key for understanding how the solar system evolved towards its present-day architecture. Although models predict that …
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June 14, 2017 -
Hottest known planet in universe discovered
Scientists have discovered the hottest known planet located 650 light years from Earth, which is warmer than most stars in the universe and sports a giant, glowing gas tail like a comet. The Jupiter-like planet orbits a massive star KELT-9 every day and a half, researchers said. With a day-side temperature peaking at 4,326 degree …
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June 6, 2017 -
Mars had flowing water for long time, reveals high-silica ‘halos’
Ancient Mars had flowing water much longer than previously believed, suggests pale zones called "halos" with high concentration of silica on the Red Planet. The halos were analysed by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover's science payload, including the laser-shooting Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument, developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in conjunction with the French space …
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May 31, 2017 -
New ‘styrofoam’ planet found 320 light years away
Researchers have discovered a new giant planet orbiting an extremely bright star 320 light years from Earth that has the density of styrofoam. This “puffy planet” outside our solar system may hold opportunities for testing atmospheres that will be useful when assessing future planets for signs of life, researchers said. “It is highly inflated, so …
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May 22, 2017 -
Scientists discover super-Earth that could harbour life
An international team of astronomers has discovered a so-called "super-Earth" that could contain liquid water, a situation that would make it a very good candidate for harbouring life. Super-Earth is a rocky, temperate planet orbiting a red dwarf star, Efe news agency reported. In an article published on Wednesday in Nature magazine, the scientists say …
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April 20, 2017 -
Massive super-Jupiter exoplanet discovered
Astronomers have found a new exoplanet about three times more massive than Jupiter, orbiting a star 21,000 light years away from Earth. The massive exoplanet, designated MOA-2016-BLG-227Lb, was discovered by researchers led by Naoki Koshimoto of the Osaka University in Japan using the gravitational microlensing technique. Gravitational microlensing is a method of detecting new extrasolar …
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April 19, 2017 -
Mars had water in recent past
Researchers have discovered a patch of land in an ancient valley near Mars' equator that appears to have been flooded by water in the not-too-distant past. The scientists believe that the findings, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, offer a prime target to begin searching for past life forms on the Red Planet. "On …
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February 15, 2017 -
Planetary system with a deadly host star discovered
A new planetary system has been discovered with a host star similar to the Earth's Sun but its unusual composition indicates that it has 'eaten' some of its planets. The study that was published in the journal “Astronomy and Astrophysics” suggest that this new discovery can provide clues to researchers about how planetary systems evolve …
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December 16, 2016 -
‘Great valley’ found on Mercury indicates shrinking of planet
Scientists have discovered a “great valley” in the southern hemisphere of Mercury, providing more evidence that the small planet closest to the sun is shrinking. Scientists used images from NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft to create a high-resolution topographic map that revealed the broad valley — more than 1,000 kilometres long — extending into the Rembrandt basin, …
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November 17, 2016 -
‘Great valley’ found on Mercury indicates shrinking of planet
Scientists have discovered a “great valley” in the southern hemisphere of Mercury, providing more evidence that the small planet closest to the sun is shrinking. Scientists used images from NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft to create a high-resolution topographic map that revealed the broad valley — more than 1,000 kilometres long — extending into the Rembrandt basin, …
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November 17, 2016 -
NASA’s hubble telescope spots planet orbiting 2 stars
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, and a trick of nature, have confirmed the existence of a planet orbiting two stars in the system OGLE-2007-BLG-349, located 8,000 light-years away towards the centre of our galaxy. The planet orbits roughly 483 million kilometres from the stellar duo, about the distance from the asteroid belt to our …
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September 23, 2016