Planetary science
Researchers discover a “super-Earth” type planet – GJ 536 b
Scientists have discovered a “super-Earth” type planet, GJ 536 b, in orbit around a nearby very bright star. The exoplanet has a mass of around 5.4 Earth masses and is not within the star’s habitable zone. It is orbiting a ..
Tags: Astronomy • Discoveries of exoplanets • Exoplanets • HARPS-N • High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher
Source of Water on Moon discovered
Scientists have discovered that the most likely source of water on Moon is the constant stream of charged particles from the Sun known as the solar wind. As per Researchers, ice inside permanently shadowed polar craters on the Moon, which ..
Tags: Chemistry • Hydrogen • Lunar water • Physical sciences • Planetary science