These could be the fastest-orbiting stars ever seen. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Can a pair of stars have a toxic ...
A comet's orbital period is fundamentally independent of its own mass, relying instead on orbital dimensions and the central star's mass. However, outgassing—the escape of gas and dust from a ...
The first exoplanet ever discovered in 1995 was what we now call a "hot Jupiter," a planet as massive as Jupiter with an ...
Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
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Dec. 20, 1900: The discovery of 21P/Giacobini-Zinner
On Dec. 20, 1900, astronomer Michel Giacobini spotted a 10th-magnitude comet while working at Nice Observatory, in France. Calculations following his discovery suggested the comet had an orbital ...
The solar system still has only eight confirmed planets that are orbiting the sun. It recently had nine planets, but it all changed after NASA and other space agencies decided to demote Pluto to a ...
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