Tag: planets
Venus-Jupiter conjunction: The brightest planets of the solar system will conjunct tonight
In fact, these two planets are hundreds of millions of kilometers apart. But viewed from Earth, they will be visible tonight at nearly contact. Planetary conjunctions occur every year, but…
What if the repetitive fast radio bursts were due to planets?
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Two neutron stars merge into a black hole In this animation (not an observation), NASA shows what is thought to be the collision…
What’s inside the moons and planets of the Solar System?
” There are those who will be disappointed if no life is found on other planets. Not me — I want to be thrilled and surprised once again, through interplanetary…
NASA could detect inhabited planets by tracing methane
Research continues. Tirelessly. But scientists still haven’t found any trace of life anywhere else in the Universe. For now, anyway. So a lot of hope is pinned on the Webb…
Extraterrestrial life: NASA could detect inhabited planets by tracing methane
Research continues. Tirelessly. But scientists still haven’t found any trace of life anywhere else in the Universe. For now, anyway. So a lot of hope is pinned on the Webb…
Photonic sails optimized for exploration of Proxima Centauri and its planets
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Kézako: how can a solar sail propel a spacecraft? In space, a sufficiently large surface can be pushed by photons from the Sun.…
Is the Martian crust different from the Earth’s crust?
On a large scale, the internal structure of Mars appears quite similar to that of Earth. But what about in detail? The InSight mission to Mars provides us with details…
The development that excites the scientific world! Turkish astronomers discovered two planets in space
Ankara University Faculty of Science, Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences Head and Lecturer Prof. Dr. Selim Osman Selam, research assistant from the same department Ekrem Murat Esmer, Assoc. Dr.…
Not all planets can give rise to large moons
You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] Direct observation of the formation of an exomoon The giant Alma radio telescope has taken the first direct image of a moon forming…
The environmental conditions of the planets are engraved in their sand dunes
Dunes are not a terrestrial specificity. The winds blowing on the surface of other planets, such as Mars and Venus, are also capable of creating this type of sedimentary construction…