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To date, astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planet another orbiting the stars in the Milky Way galaxy. Although it is not yet known whether there is other life on these planets, astronomers have found some extreme planets with unique constituent elements.
One of these extreme planets is also touted as Earth’s twin.
Quoting from the official Instagram account of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) Bosscha Observatory, check out the extreme planets in the Milky Way galaxy!
5 Planet Extreme
1. Planet Samudra
Ocean planet named GJ 1214 b was discovered in 2009. This planet is 48 light years away.
Planet GJ 1214 b has no landmass on its surface. So on the contrary, planet it is covered by the ocean. Interestingly, the ocean is not in the form of liquid, but plasma.
2. Planet Rain Glass
Planet Rain Glass has a surface colored in blue and white tones. Even so, the blue color on its surface is not an ocean like planet Earth has.
The blue color is an atmosphere rich in silicate particles. With wind speeds reaching 7 times the speed of sound, the silicate particles cause glass rain.
The planet itself is named as HD 189733 b. The distance is 64.5 light years.
3. Diamond Planet
The planet is shrouded in diamonds due to the carbon content coupled with the extreme high temperature and pressure.
Planet Diamond is 41 light years away. This celestial body with the name 55 Cancri e was discovered in 2004.
4. Twin Planet Earth
Scientists have high optimism that this planet is likely to support life. Astronomers named it Kepler 452 b.
It is known, Kepler 452 b is also the first planet to orbit a star with a size and temperature similar to the Sun and in the habitable zone. Earth’s twin, discovered in 2015, is 1,799 light-years away.
5. Planet Pink
Planet Pink is still young, about 160 million years old and was only discovered in 2013. Due to his young age, the temperature is still hot.
The hot temperature finally makes the display color like dark pink cherry blossoms. The pink planet is called GJ 504 b and is 57 light years away.
That’s some planet extremes in the Milky Way galaxy. Interesting right?
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