Category: The Solar System
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HD 189733 B: Unveiling the Terrifying Atmosphere of the Exoplanet
HD 189733B HD 189733 b is an exoplanet located approximately 63 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Vulpecula. HD 189733 b was first discovered in 2005 through the transit method, where the planet passes in front of its parent star, causing a slight decrease in the star’s brightness and the colour of the planet…
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Transit graph: Kepler measures the brightness of stars
[videopress AizKc7V6] Kepler measures the brightness of stars. The data will look like an EKG showing the heart beat. Whenever a planet passes in front of its parent star as viewed from the spacecraft, a tiny pulse or beat is produced. From the repeated beats we can detect and verify the existence of Earth-size…
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Proxima Centauri ‘Earth-like’ planet
Proxima Centauri Proxima Centauri was discovered by in august 2016, and is located over 4.2 billion light years, it’s the closest planet found out side our solar system in 20 years, it also sits perfectly in the habitable zone, where its not too hot nor too cold, for water to exist, which is one…
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50 Stunning Photographs of Saturn taken by Cassini satellite
NASA has released raw images of the gran finale trip for Cassini, Satellite, they have posted 384,606 images that were taken by the satellite, as it makes its last journey. Set off in 1999, it took 5 years to get there, arriving in 2004,it’s the first satellite to enter the orbit of Saturn. After 20…
