Scientists Discover ‘Super Earth’ That Orbits Its Star In 647 Days
As it orbits its star, it moves close enough at one point to experience extreme heat, similar to Venus’s temperature. But at its farthest point, the planet is nearly twice the distance from Earth to ...
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The next ice age is coming in 10,000 years — unless climate change prevents it
Natural cycles in Earth's rotational axis and its orbit around the sun drive climatic changes, and now researchers have ...
Earth's orbital rhythms link timing of giant eruptions and climate change
An international team of scientists has synchronized key climate records from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to unravel the ...
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Planets seem to have hidden patterns in their solar orbits, according to a new study
Planets change orbit shape around Neptune’s size. Metal-rich stars help giant planets form. Eccentric orbits suggest chaotic ...
Eccentricities of orbits point to significantly different upbringings for small and large planets
The shape of a planet's orbit is one of its fundamental properties, along with its size and distance from its host star.
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From Circular to Elliptical: How Planet Size Affects Orbit Shape
How does a planet’s size influence its orbit around its parent star? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy | Space ...
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See an extremely rare Pi Day Total Lunar Eclipse this week
This week we will be treated to a rare sight in our skies. Overnight from Thursday into Friday, the Full Worm Moon will align ...
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This Week's Total Lunar Eclipse Will Reveal a ‘Blood Moon’—Here's How to See It
A total lunar eclipse is a relatively rare astronomical event because the moon usually passes above or below Earth’s shadow ...
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Super-Earth Swings From Scorching to Freezing
Artist's rendering of a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a star called HD 20794.Illustration credit: Gabriel Pérez Díaz, SMM (IAC) The ...
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What was it doing? U.S. space plane returns after 14 mysterious months
Long before the first rays of sunlight brushed the California horizon, an extraordinary homecoming took place. The U.S.
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NASA Successfully Tracks GPS Signals on the Moon in Groundbreaking Navigation Test
The LuGRE initiative demonstrates GNSS signal acquisition on the Moon, marking a pivotal advancement in lunar navigation for ...