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GJ 357 d: NASA’s TESS discovers 1st nearby super-earth
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission has discovered GJ 357 d, a super-Earth planet located 31 light years away from our own solar system. Researchers claim that...
Japan’s Hayabusa2 Probe makes 2nd touchdown on asteroid Ryugu
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe has made a perfect touchdown on a distant asteroid named Ryugu, some 300 million kilometres from Earth. It collected samples from beneath surface in an...The researchers at NASA finds evidence of water, organics on Kuiper Belt object ‘Ultima Thule’
The researchers at NASA space agency has found evidence for a unique mixture of methanol, water ice, and organic molecules on the surface of Ultima Thule, which is...Farout most-distant object ever spotted in our solar system
An international team of astronomers has discovered the most-distant object ever spotted in our solar system. It’s provisional designation is ‘2018 VG18’ & nicknamed as “Farout” for its...2002 AJ129: Asteroid
2002 AJ129 is a Mercury-crossing asteroid. It has the ninth-smallest perihelion of all numbered asteroids, after asteroids such as 2000 BD19, 2004 UL, and 2008 XM. It makes close approaches to all...
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri is the closest stellar system to the Solar System and one of the most studied objects in modern astronomy. Located approximately 4.37 light-years away from Earth...
What are Asteroids?
Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. They range in size from just a few meters to hundreds of kilometers in diameter. While asteroids are believed...
New “secret” planetary system with 3 super-Earths discovered
Astronomers have discovered a new secret planetary system which has 3 super-Earths and one outer giant planet. This secret planetary system christened as HD219134, is located at a...2007 OR10: The Snow White Planet with Water Ice
2007 OR10 is the name of a trans-Neptunian object, which has been largest body in the Solar System without a name. It was discovered in 2007 by former...
