Scientists just announced 2 new exciting updates about exoplanets. One is a potentially habitable world similar in size and temperature to Earth. The other is a possible new planet – possibly with rings – orbiting the closest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/exoplanets-kepler-1649c-proxima-centauri-c-nasa-seti-institute-sphere-vlt…
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Mizar and Alcor, famous double star
Want to look closer at the Big Dipper? Mizar and its fainter companion star Alcor are easy to spot in the Big Dipper’s handle. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/mizar-and-alcor-the-horse-and-rider…
Mysterious fast radio burst repeats in 16-day rhythm
For the first time, a fast radio burst has been found to be repeating, in a regular 16-day cycle. The baffling detection from the CHIME radio telescope deepens the mystery of these bizarre intergalactic objects. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/mysterious-fast-radio-burst-repeats-in-16-day-rhythm…
Beautiful outcome of a fight between sibling stars
In a cosmic ‘stellar fight,’ a red giant star engulfed its smaller binary companion star. The chaos, however, created a beautiful and mesmerizing gas cloud bursting with color. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/hd101584-stellar-collision-new-alma-image…