Jakarta – Astronomers discovered a solid iron planet, twice as dense as Earth. Its size is almost the size of Earth. This planet is thought to be ‘naked’ with only its core remaining. This planet is an Ultra Short Period (USP) planet that orbits its star in just 7.7 hours. This planet, which is an … Read more
Jakarta – So far scientists have discovered more than 4,000 exoplanets. Some of them have been identified and some have similarities to planet Earth. Is it livable? In fact, to qualify as a potentially life-worthy planet, a planet must be relatively small (and therefore rocky). Then the planet must also orbit in the habitable or … Read more
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is much smaller than many other exoplanets. One of the planets has been identified as having a much larger size than Jupiter. For information, Jupiter has a width of 11 times that of Earth. This makes the gas giant the largest planet known … Read more
Jakarta – There are so many planets in this universe, of all sizes. So, what biggest planet known so far? Prior to 1992, when the first exoplanets were discovered, the gas giant Jupiter, which is about 11 times the width of Earth, held the title of the largest planet. But Jupiter pales in comparison to … Read more
Wednesday, 16 August 2023 – 14:06 WIB LIVE Techno – Mini Neptune is widespread throughout the Milky Way and is the most common type of exoplanet, according to the Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). GJ 1214b or Gliese 1214b is one of them. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is known to be making progress, … Read more
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided new insights into the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c, revealing that its atmosphere is either non-existent or extremely thin, making it inhospitable for life. TRAPPIST-1 c is a rocky planet located approximately 40 light years away from Earth, orbiting a cold red dwarf star. The study, led by Sebastian Zieba, … Read more
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided new insights into the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c, revealing that its atmosphere is either non-existent or extremely thin, making it inhospitable for life. TRAPPIST-1 c is a rocky planet located about 40 light years away from Earth, orbiting a very cold red dwarf star. The study, led by Sebastian … Read more
Planets outside the solar system (illustrations) photo: Wikipedia SPACE — The American Space Agency (NASA) has various types of telescopes. These telescopes were made for different purposes. Among the telescopes that NASA has is Kepler. NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope is an observatory in outer space dedicated to discovering planets outside the solar system. The focus … Read more
Jakarta – Maybe we have often heard about the planets in our solar system. However, our universe is much more complex and has thousands of planets outside the solar system or what are commonly referred to as exoplanets. Quoted from Space, so far it has been confirmed that there are more than 4,000 exoplanets. NASA, … Read more
Jakarta – Astronomers have detected rare earth metals in the atmosphere of the exoplanet KELT-9b, which is a planet outside the solar system. This rare element was first discovered in a place very far away. Nicholas Borsato, an astrophysicist from Lund University, Sweden said that they have devised a new method to obtain more detailed … Read more