Articles for Giant Planets

The afterglow of an explosive collision between giant planets may have been detected in a far-off star system
1 year, 5 months ago

The afterglow of an explosive collision between giant planets may have been detected in a far-off star system

The Hindu  

The afterglow of a massive collision between two giant planets may have been detected for the first time. The star, which sits roughly 1,800 light years from Earth, was given the identifier ASASSN-21qj, after the ASASN-SN astronomy survey that first observed the star’s dimming. Sainio pointed out on social media that some two and a half years before the star’s …

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Large dusty clumps around young star provide insight into how planets are born
1 year, 8 months ago

Large dusty clumps around young star provide insight into how planets are born

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The astronomers said their “incredible discovery” revealed dust particles crashing into one another to form …

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Astronomers take photo of giant planets orbiting Sun-like star
4 years, 8 months ago

Astronomers take photo of giant planets orbiting Sun-like star

Daily Mail  

The 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 telescope. The other dots are background stars not planets The two gas giants are much larger and much further away from their host star than Jupiter or Saturn are in the Solar System, according to researchers. …

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Giant exoplanets in 'gravitational dance' light years from Earth
4 years, 8 months ago

Giant exoplanets in 'gravitational dance' light years from Earth

Daily Mail  

A pair of intermingling Exoplanets 800 light-years away from the Earth have been discovered caught up in a 'gravitational dance' in orbit around a Sun-like star. The planets, named WASP-148b and WASP-148c, orbit a Sun-like star in the constellation of Hercules and are between the mass of Saturn and Jupiter. The planets, named WASP-148b and WASP-148c, orbit a Sun-like star …

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Giant Hawaii telescope to focus on big unknowns of universe
5 years, 8 months ago

Giant Hawaii telescope to focus on big unknowns of universe

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — Is there life on planets outside our solar system? The large size of the telescope’s mirror means it would collect more light, allowing it to see faint, far-away objects such as stars and galaxies dating back as long as 13 billion years. Dumas said the new telescope would use special optics to suppress the light of stars. The …

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Pair of twin stars found to have THREE giant worlds
8 years, 6 months ago

Pair of twin stars found to have THREE giant worlds

Daily Mail  

Luke Skywalker's home planet of Tatooine now has three real-life rivals after astronomers discovered a trio of giant planets orbiting a pair of stellar 'twins' that resemble our sun. This is around a third of the distance of other binary star systems, yet this close knit pair still manage to host three giant planets in orbit around them. The new …

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Nasa's Juno mission: Here is the first look of Jupiter and its moons
8 years, 8 months ago

Nasa's Juno mission: Here is the first look of Jupiter and its moons

Firstpost  

Nasa’s Juno spacecraft has sent the first-ever image of the gas giant Jupiter and three of its four moons to the Earth as it continues orbiting the planet. Washington: Nasa’s Juno spacecraft has sent the first-ever image of the gas giant Jupiter and three of its four moons to the Earth as it continues orbiting the planet. The colour image …

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Could super-Earths have a climate like our own?
11 years, 2 months ago

Could super-Earths have a climate like our own?

Daily Mail  

Could super-Earths contain alien life? Giant worlds may have a similar climate to our own Super-Earth's are giant planets with up to 10 times the mass of our world They are expected to have oceans that cover the entire surface with water Scientists now suggest they may also have abundant water in their mantle If this model is correct, a …

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The Hard Life Of Small Planets
12 years, 6 months ago

The Hard Life Of Small Planets

NPR  

The Hard Life Of Small Planets Our solar system has a pleasing architecture. Having such a clean separation between rocky planets and giants may be essential to habitability, allowing the rocky worlds time and space to develop stable climates etc. Using computer simulations the group finds that young Earth-like planets may have hard time in the presence of young, unstable …

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