Entire planetary system of four tiny exoplanets found orbiting the nearest single star to the sun
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
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Killer white dwarf capable of ripping entire planets apart spotted by space scientists
A planet killer capable of ripping them to pieces has been discovered, say space scientists. Researchers believe they've found evidence that a white dwarf may have torn a Jupiter-sized planet apart.
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Pluto was discovered 95 years ago. Where you can view the non-planet in Michigan
Pluto, discovered in 1930, was once considered the ninth planet in our solar system. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet because it doesn't meet all ...
USA Today27d
The tiny planet-not-planet that could: Pluto was discovered 95 years ago today
In August 2006 the International Astronomical Union General Assembly adopted a resolution to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet. The reasoning was that it didn't satisfy one of three newly defined ...
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How did Andromeda's dwarf galaxies form? Hubble Telescope finds more questions than answers
"It was actually a total surprise to find the satellites in that configuration and we still don’t fully understand why they ...
Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth – an expert explains what we know
Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it ...
Science Daily5d
Four tiny planets found orbiting one of our nearest stars
Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth.
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Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher: Discover the shy bird's unique characteristics, habitat, and more
The Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, known as the 'jewel of Indian rainforests,' is a stunning and elusive bird found in the rainforests of southwest India. Its vibrant colors and shy behavior make it a ...
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Who doesn't love a parade, especially a planet parade? How and when to see up to 7 planets
Explore the planets with NASA There are five officially recognized dwarf planets in our solar system: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris, according to NASA. What happened to Pluto?
Webb telescope spots curious objects that aren't stars, or planets
Astronomers used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to sleuth out some of these objects, called brown dwarfs, in a vibrant star-forming region of our galaxy called the Flame Nebula. Brown dwarfs ...
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James Webb Space Telescope investigates the origins of 'failed stars' in the Flame Nebula
"The goal of this project was to explore the fundamental low-mass limit of the star and brown dwarf formation process." ...
Time27d
What Makes Pluto So Intriguing
It takes Pluto slightly over 248 Earth years to orbit the sun, which means that on March 23, 2178, one Plutonian year will have elapsed since the dwarf planet was first spotted, on Feb. 18 ...