Tag Exoplanets - results: 78
Any possible form of life on the planet Proxima b has just been destroyed
the Opening in 2016 of the planet Proxima b became a sensation. Earth-like object located at the nearest to the Solar system of the star Proxima Centauri is only 4.24 light years away from us, but still seems very promising candid...
The atmosphere of the planet discovered-super surprised scientists
Astronomers working with the space telescope "Hubble" and "Spitzer", reported the discovery of a very interesting planet, located about 700 light-years from Earth. Discovered object, dubbed WASP-39b, supposedly has huge stocks of ...
Space telescope "Kepler" confirmed the existence of exoplanets 100
an international team of astronomers reports that the number of detected exoplanets has increased by almost a hundred, thanks to the continuing mission K2 space telescope "Kepler" space Agency NASA. After analyzing the latest data...
In the planetary system of TRAPPIST-1 can be a lot of water
the Opening last year of the planetary system TRAPPIST-1 caused a lot of delight. Seven planets orbit the star class red dwarf and are "only" 40 light years from Earth. The opening of this system, astronomers believed that at leas...
Astronomers: two planet system TRAPPIST-1 habitable
last year, NASA astronomers have discovered a planetary system with seven earth-like planets. Called TRAPPIST-1 system not only has the largest number of earth-like worlds orbiting within the system, but also contains the largest ...
"The Genesis project": the idea of artificial panspermia of our galaxy
Over the last ten years the mankind has greatly accelerated the pace of the search for planets outside the Solar system. No, on the one hand, this is certainly wonderful – a lot of new scientific information, but what are we gonna...
Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with an orbital period of 27 000 years
Each planet in our Solar system has considerably different from the rest of the orbital period of rotation around the Sun. For example, if the Earth's one revolution around the star takes exactly 365.25 days, the same Mars it take...
Scientists have discovered another promising templatebuy planet
Just 11 light years from the Solar system astronomers have discovered a new earth-like planet with a climate that can be expected to come to life. It should be noted that after Proxima b is the second closest exoplanet to us to ha...
10 most amazing exoplanets discovered
the space Agency NASA continues daily scanning of our galaxy in search of new planets and systems are scattered in the vast expanses of outer space. Humanity has sent many probes into space, from "Voyagers" to "Juno". And they all...
Two planets nearest sun-like stars could be habitable
If you believe the results of a recent study closest to our sun-like star near it can be four presumably sampletable planet, according to astronomers who conducted the study, at least two of these worlds may be inhabited. Star Tau...
Astronomers may have discovered the first aktolun outside the Solar system
Signal that was able to determine using the space telescope "Kepler" very probably could belong to the first assalone, scientists discovered outside of our Solar system. It was received by the David Kipping and his colleagues from...
Home planet is "Game of thrones" can really exist
Winter is coming. Here on Earth, we can accurately predict when it will occur, how long and even how severe it will be. But in the world of the continents of Westeros and Essos in the epic series by George R. R. Martin is not so. ...
The European space Agency will launch a new "hunters" for exoplanets
the scientific programme Committee of the European space Agency approved the further development of the project of a new space mission PLATO (Planetary Transits and Oscillations of stars). Within its framework it is planned to 202...
Scientists have found a planet, the hotter most well-known us stars
Astronomers have discovered one of the most unusual at the moment exoplanets. It is a gas giant similar to our Jupiter, but located so close to its star that makes a complete revolution around it in just 1.5 days. As a result, the...
Hundreds, thousands: what's important in the "newly discovered" exoplanets?
it May seem that NASA is constantly said about the discovery of the "new" earth-like exoplanets, because from time to time news on this subject slip on the main page of our site. It is always interesting to know that somewhere the...
NASA announced the discovery of 10 more earth-like planets
astronomers at the American space Agency NASA on Monday announced the opening 219 new objects outside the Solar system, most of which may represent the planet. Furthermore, astronomers believe that 10 worlds of this list are plane...
We will look for life on distant exoplanets?
the Search for extraterrestrial life is undoubtedly one of the most profound scientific events of our time. If extraterrestrial biological life will be found near another world around another star, we'll finally know that life out...
Seven of the most extreme planets that we found
Not so long ago scientists have discovered the hottest planet in the entire history of observations — with surface temperatures in excess of such even some stars. As the search for planets outside our own Solar system, we find man...
Scientists have discovered a few secrets of the most mysterious planets in the system TRAPPIST-1
TRAPPIST-1h in the representation of the artist the planetary system TRAPPIST-1 is now clearly can not complain about lack of attention. Astronomers from around the world flock to his gaze in her direction and trying to find out m...
The controversy surrounding the potential habitability of the planet Proxima b continue
Scientists say that Proxima b – closest to our Solar system, earth – like planet is still could be inhabited, which gives us a hope that is literally under our side might be a world with conditions for maintaining the existence of...