CNNflipped into FeaturedObservations of our closest neighboring star dampen hopes of a potentially habitable planetverified_publisherCNN - By Katie Hunt(CNN) — One of the planets that orbits around Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun, had been thought to exist within what astronomers call the habitable zone. While Proxima b is 20 times closer to its star than Earth is to the sun, it receives a similar amount of energy -- heat and light -- …
IanClarkflipped into XFiles & ConspiraciesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFirst-ever direct image of two giant planets orbiting Sun-like starverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Michael IrvingAlthough astronomers have detected more than 4,000 planets outside our solar system, most of them appear as points of data or dips in light charts. …
Steve Alsopflipped into Wired&WonderfulScientists Just Took an Actual Picture of a Planet in Another Star Systemverified_publisherfuturism.com - Victor Tangermann"We are just starting to explore stunning new worlds." Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, a team of astronomers say they’ve managed to …
CNETflipped into Living in the FutureIn a first, astronomers detect giant planet orbiting a dead starverified_publisherCNET - Jackson RyanThe white dwarf, WD 1856, provides a snapshot of the fate that awaits our own solar system.
AvatarDylan O'Dailyflipped into Milky Way and BeyondWandering planets could outnumber the stars in our galaxyverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Georgina TorbetIn the depths of space, in the vast expanses between stellar systems, there float lonely planets which have no star to orbit around. These isolated …
SYFY WIREflipped into SYFY WIREHow many habitable planets can one star have? Turns out, about 6.verified_publisherSYFY WIRE - Phil PlaitHow many habitable planets can you have orbiting a single star? In our solar system, only one planet is actually habitable in a narrow sense of the …
™flipped into AwesomeThis Is The First Image Of Planets Circling A Star Like Our SunForbes - Elizabeth HowellCan you imagine what our giant solar system planets look like from far, far away? This picture gives a tantalizing hint. What you see here is an image of a solar system about 300 light-years from us, called TYC 8998-760-1. The star is just like our sun, but a lot younger — only 17 million years old, …
eddieflipped into Eddies PicksRogue Planet Spotted Floating Through Galaxy Without A Host Starcomicbook.com - Adam BarnhardtSomewhere out there in the midst of the Milky Way is an Earth-sized planet, floating aimlessly through space. The "rogue planet" belongs to no solar …
Bret Ellisflipped into SpaceAstronomers just spotted a planet floating freely in space without a starbgr.com - Mike WehnerWe think of our solar system as typical, or even “normal,” but in the universe, there’s really no such thing as normal. So many circumstances exist …
Futurismflipped into FuturismAn Earth-Sized Planet Is Floating Around Without a Starverified_publisherfuturism.com - Victor Tangermann"The universe could be teeming with rogue planets and we wouldn’t even know it." Astronomers have spotted something strange and oddly sad: a rogue …
Inverseflipped into Science & ChillStars may zap the life off their planets — studyInverse - Passant RabieThe first exoplanet was discovered more than 20 years ago, and scientists are on the hunt for more of these strange worlds. For many, the quest is …
Muhammad Syamsuddinflipped into Issues In The UniverseAstronomers Capture the First Ever Photo of Two Planets Orbiting a Sun-Like Starpetapixel.com - DL CadeThe European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO VLT) has captured a world’s first: the first ever image of two giant exoplanets …
Bobby Munsterflipped into Science DailyRogue planets could outnumber the starsphys.org - Laura ArenschieldAn upcoming NASA mission could find that there are more rogue planets—planets that float in space without orbiting a sun—than there are stars in the …
AvatarFrancisco Diazflipped into MioWhy do stars twinkle but planets do not?wgntv.com - Tom SkillingThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last …
Forbesflipped into Innovation7 Bright Planets And Stars You Can See At Dusk That Will Give You Cosmic Calm After The ChaosForbes - Jamie CarterIt’s been a week of anxiety, of “doomscrolling” and/or “gleefreshing.” Surely everyone needs a break from politics. So go for an “awe walk” at dusk and let the cosmos calm you down. Defined by some as a stroll during which you shift your attention outward instead of inward, an “awe walk” is said to do …
AvatarSimcha Freshbizflipped into The New EntrepreneurzWe’ve seen a planet being born while its star is still formingnewscientist.com - Jason Arunn MurugesuIn an astronomical first, we may have directly observed a star forming at the same time as a world that orbits it, proving a long-held theory about …
Auroraflipped into AstronomyAstronomers Discover First Known Planet to Orbit a White Dwarf Starverified_publisherGizmodo - George DvorskyThe unprecedented discovery of a Jupiter-sized planet in orbit around a white dwarf star suggests it’s possible for planets to survive the tumultuous …
Daily Mailflipped into Top StoriesOut of this world: Astronomers capture first photo of two giant planets orbiting a Sun-like star 309 light years away that could shed light on the formation of our Solar Systemdailymail.co.uk - Ryan MorrisonThe first ever photo of two planets orbiting a Sun-like star 309-light years from the Earth has been captured by astronomers using a ground-based …
Slashgearflipped into HealthFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScientists Say Some Stars Could Potentially Host Seven Earth-Like Planetsslashgear.com - Shane McGlaunA research team from the University of California, Riverside, including astrobiologist Stephen Kane, has been crunching the data and found evidence …
JBflipped into Space UnitesThis Is the First Image of Planets Orbiting a Sun-Like Star in Deep Spaceverified_publisherVICE - Becky FerreiraAn international team of astronomers snapped this photo of a young star and its two gigantic planets from a distance of 300 light years. “TYC 8998-760-1 is the first directly imaged multiplanet system that is detected around a young, solar analog,” the researchers added. While astronomers snap …
AKTflipped into PhotographyFirst Pic Ever of Two Planets Orbiting a Star Like Our Sun Captured by the ESOverified_publisherlightstalking.com - By Kehl BayernThe European Space Observatory’s appropriately named Very Large Telescope has made history with the first picture of two gas giants orbiting a star …
