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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. …
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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 …
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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, …
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We all have seen the film “Waterworld” where Earth’s polar ice caps were completely melted, and the sea level had risen to over 5 miles, covering nearly all of the terrain. Astronomers have discovered a couple of planets that are true “water worlds”. These planets are called exoplanets that contain oceans that are at least …
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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 …
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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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