LOMBOK INSIDER – Scientists have been looking for its existence for a long time Planet Nine. For years it has been argued that there are other planets on it solar system. However, no one managed to find him. There are those who support him and there are those who are against him. But based on … Read more
suarajatiimpost.com – Recent research on the solar system shows great progress in understanding the age of the sun. Through a series of analyzes and comparisons with other stars, scientists have confirmed that the sun is about 4.5 billion years old and has now reached half of its age. Researchers warn that humans will have to … Read more
Jakarta – The International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially recognizes that there are 288 moons on the planets of the solar system. So is it true that Jupiter has the most moons? In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter. These moons are named after figures in Greek mythology, namely Ganymede, Callisto, Io, … Read more
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Vesta‘s surface has striking color variations, from dark to light, due to the presence of different minerals. In research published in the journal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, a group of researchers managed to further analyze well-preserved volcanic meteorite samples found in Antarctica. The sample was identified from the asteroid Vesta that fell to Earth. This … Read more
Jakarta – The electrical effects of thunderstorms are not limited to the upper atmosphere. Near the ground, the Earth’s atmosphere comes alive with powerful electric fields that accelerate particles, spinning electrons in a way that makes atoms glow with gamma rays. From a mountaintop in Armenia, scientists have seen this mysterious meteorological phenomenon up close. … Read more
The North American space agency NASA sent the probe this Monday The Clipper of Europewill study Europa, a moon of Jupiter that has an ocean under its icy surface with conditions that could be favorable for ocean life as known. The space probe was launched from the NASA center in Florida at 5:06 pm (Lisbon … Read more
A comet can be seen with the naked eye on Sunday in Portugal, in a short window of opportunity that opens at 7:35pm (Lisbon time). This is comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, discovered in January 2023 by telescopes at the Tsuchinshan Observatory, in China, and confirmed by the ATLAS telescope in South Africa. Speaking to Lusa, … Read more
Jakarta – The James Webb Space Telescope managed to find a planet that is in the habitable zone. Astronomers say that there is likely water flowing on the planet. The planet is the exoplanet K2-18b. Based on research results from space observatories and astronomical instruments, this planet has several features that support human life, one … Read more
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2. Voyager 2 The Voyager 2 spacecraft is the twin of Voyager 1 and was launched just 16 days apart. Both of these probes fly past planets outside the solar system. Until, finally, it passes the farthest limit of the heliosphere, which is the outermost layer of the solar atmosphere that separates the solar system … Read more
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Launching a NASA page on Wednesday (02/10/2024), the sun is a medium-sized star formed by very hot gas, mostly hydrogen and helium. Stars shine by burning hydrogen into helium in their cores. When its hydrogen fuel runs out, the star begins to burn helium. This causes the amount of energy released by the sun to … Read more