Astronomers Discover New Exoplanet Orbiting Barnard’s Star

Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have discovered an exoplanet orbiting Barnard’s star. This star is the closest single star to our sun. The newly discovered exoplanet, named Barnard b, has at least half the mass of Venus. Interestingly, a year on Barnard b lasts just over three Earth days. …

Smiley Face on Mars, Astronomers Discover Clue to Ancient Life

Astronomers have recently discovered what appears to be a smiley face on Mars, and it may hold clues to ancient life on the Red Planet. This fascinating feature was identified during a survey of Mars, as researchers mapped chloride salt deposits using data from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. The research …

Astronomers Capture First Detailed Image of Galactic Gas Halo

A team of astronomers took a $150,000 gamble by pointing the Keck telescope, one of the world’s largest optical telescopes, at what appeared to be empty space in the universe. This high-stakes risk paid off spectacularly, revealing the first-ever detailed image of a galactic gas shroud extending 100,000 light years beyond its galaxy. The breakthrough, …

Kepler-138, Water Worlds Beyond Our Solar System

In the sci-fi film Waterworld, Earth’s polar ice caps melt entirely, raising sea levels to extreme heights. While Earth’s oceans may never reach those levels, astronomers have discovered planets far beyond our solar system that fit the description of true “water worlds.” These exoplanets, primarily composed of water, offer exciting insights into the diversity of …

Supermassive black hole, Astronomers release new image

PARIS: The astronomers who gave the world its first credible glimpse of a black hole have created another landmark picture, this time capturing the polarised light swirling around the magnetic fields of the same star-eating beast. However, it is not just a pretty image. Never before has polarisation — the property that causes light waves …

NASA shares a breathtaking picture of once-in-a-lifetime chance

Karachi: NASA took to Twitter to share an amazing view from the sky for the lovers as scientists predicted the two largest planets will meet in such a way that they will look like a double planet to the human eye. Skywatchers, you're in for a once-in-a-lifetime treat! Jupiter & Saturn are doing a planetary …

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