Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery that could change how we understand the birth of planets. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, researchers have found a young planet, named WISPIT 2b, orbiting a star around 430 light years away. What makes this so special is that the planet sits inside…
Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, has captivated scientists due to its extreme temperatures, dense iron-rich core, and distinctive geological features. Recent research reveals that Mercury is gradually shrinking over time, a process driven by the cooling and contraction of its interior. As the planet’s core loses heat, the rigid crust adjusts, forming…
Astronomers have discovered a giant planet named TOI-6894b orbiting a very small red dwarf star that has only one-fifth the mass of the Sun. Despite the star’s small size and low brightness, TOI-6894b is larger than Saturn but has only half its mass. This surprising discovery challenges previous ideas that such tiny stars cannot form…
For the first time, a team of researchers has captured the birth of a planet around a star beyond our Sun. The observations captured the very beginnings of planet formation, a rare glimpse into the cosmic process that gives rise to Earth-like planets around a star.Observations were made using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)…
Source: European Southern Observatory In a pioneering discovery for astronomy, scientists have captured the very first signs of planet formation around a young star, offering an unprecedented look at how planetary systems like our own might begin. Using two of the world’s most powerful space observatories, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and ALMA (Atacama…
A rare Martian meteorite and a juvenile dinosaur skeleton are among the star attractions at Sotheby’s highly anticipated Geek Week 2025 auction in New York. This extraordinary event features 122 exclusive items from natural history, spanning outer space to prehistoric Earth. The Martian meteorite, weighing 54 pounds (25 kg), is the largest of its kind…
NEW DELHI: At a time when Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is in space as part of the Axiom-4 mission, India’s first spaceman Rakesh Sharma, who went there as part of the Indo-Soviet space programme in 1984, has said that space travel alters the mindset of humans and makes them see the world from a perspective…
NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured the first-ever close-up images of strange, spiderweb-like rock formations on the surface of Mars. These formations offer new clues about the planet’s ancient, watery past. The mysterious zig-zagging structures, known as “boxwork,” were discovered on the slopes of Mount Sharp inside Gale Crater, where Curiosity has been exploring since 2012….
The James Webb Space Telescope has officially discovered its first new planet after three years of supporting astronomers in studying known exoplanets. This young world is a groundbreaking discovery designated TWA 7b because it is the lowest-mass planet ever directly imaged outside the solar system. With an estimated mass of just 0.3 times that of…
Astronomers say they have discovered a massive planet orbiting a tiny star, a bizarre pairing that has stumped scientists (Image credit: X/AFP) Astronomers on Wednesday have discovered a huge planet orbiting a tiny star. This bizarre pairing has left the scientists puzzled. The small star is called TOI-6894. Most stars in the Milky Way galaxy…