Tag: planets
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
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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…
How will the James-Webb Space Telescope scan other planets?
The James-Webb Space Telescope continues to adjust its instruments to begin its first observations. During its mission, the JWST will notably be able to direct its instruments towards exoplanets and…
Surprising: planets form around dying stars
The illustration of what researchers from the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) observed. A disk of gas and dust around a binary star system. A disk with a void that…
They want to send tardigrades to other planets!
Many of us dream of traveling to the stars. And while the technology that will take humans beyond our solar system is not yet perfected, engineers are already working to…
Is the Earth changing in weight?
You would think that with the increase in population and the billions of tons of construction resulting from human activities, planet Earth will see its mass increase over time. In…