Tag: planets
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OSU Astronomers Now Have Proof of How the Milky Way Formed
Recent research by OSU astronomers reveals new estimates of when the Milky Way formed. The findings also provide a cosmological timescale of when our galaxy merged with other, smaller galaxies. Using new astronomy techniques, the researchers identified the most accurate ages of nearly 100 red giant stars in the Milky Way. This, along with other…
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Tree Rings May Reveal Evidence of Supernova Activity
New research by University of Colorado Boulder geoscientist Robert Brakenridge shows that tree rings may hold evidence of massive space explosions. When a huge star dies off, it emits high levels of gamma radiation into the cosmos. However, these colossal explosions don’t only affect space. Additionally, they leave permanent records in Earth’s geology as well.…
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Scientists Discover Earth-sized Planet Aimlessly Floating in the Milky Way
Scientists observed a planet the size of Earth zooming through the Milky Way, untethered to any star. An international team of scientists led by Polish astronomers discovered the smallest Earth-sized rogue planet found thus far. They believe our galaxy may have an innumerable amount of these free-floating planets. In fact, scientists have already discovered over…
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Research Reveals 9th Planet On The Edge of Solar System
Evidence shows there is a 9th planet in the far reaches of our solar system. “(Planet Nine) has a mass about 10 times that of Earth and orbits about 20 times farther from the sun than Neptune. It would take this new planet between 10,000 and 20,000 years to make just one full orbit around…
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New Study Reveals: We’ve only ‘scratched the surface’ when it comes to discovering life on other planets
If you wanted to meet aliens in this lifetime, you might be disappointed with this news. However, a new study has found that Earth was one of the first habitable planets to form in the universe. It also shows that most haven’t even been born yet. If we peaked a bit later, we might’ve gotten…
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NASA Has Just Discovered Over 1,000 New Planets
On May 10, 2016, NASA confirmed the presence of more than 1,200 new planets in our galaxy, discovered by the Kepler mission. This makes the largest collection of planets ever discovered at one time. “This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler,” said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at NASA Headquarters in…