Planets

Stunning Images Of All Planets By NASA Will Leave You Amazed- See Pics

Our solar system comprises of 8 planets of which 4 are rocky worlds,  2 are complex gas giants and 2 are distant ice giants.

Jul 02, 2023, 15:04 PM IST

DNA: America is hiding something on UFO?

In a report of the US Defense Ministry Pentagon, it has been told that aliens are present and they are also keeping an eye on humans. American scientist has claimed that many alien ships are present in the Milky Way. Just as humans collect information by going into space, similarly aliens are also collecting our information.

Mar 29, 2023, 23:18 PM IST

Look up! Jupiter to be at its brightest in over 70 years on Sep 26 - Deets here

Jupiter's opposition occurs every 13 months, making it appear larger and brighter than at any other time of year. This planet will be at its closest approach to Earth in 70 years on September 26, and stargazers can expect a spectacular view when the giant planet reaches opposition

 

Sep 17, 2022, 11:38 AM IST

Scientists construct model to explain unique magnetic field of Saturn

Scientists at New Johns Hopkins University assembled a model that provides fascinating information about the interior of Saturn along with the characters that influence its magnetic field of the ringed planet.

May 06, 2021, 16:00 PM IST

DNA Analysis of Water Vapour found on Exoplanet

Water found for first time on potentially habitable exoplanet. To know more watch the video

Sep 13, 2019, 23:10 PM IST

Earth's largest radio telescope to search for 'new worlds'

Radio detection of exoplanets aims at the physical characterization of exoplanets and comparative studies with solar system planets.

Jul 11, 2019, 15:03 PM IST

Two planets that could support life discovered

Images captured at the Calar Alto Observatory in Almeria, southern Spain, and two other Spanish telescopes allowed researchers to analyse, in great detail, the Teegarden star a cold red dwarf only around 12.5 light years away from our solar system, Efe news reported.

Jun 19, 2019, 12:28 PM IST

Scientists discover planets beyond Milky Way for the first time

The planet population, ranging from the size of the Moon to the size of Jupiter, were spotted in a galaxy located 3.8 billion light-years away.

Feb 05, 2018, 18:22 PM IST

NASA study finds evidence of wrecked planets being devoured by 'winking' star

Located about 550 light-years away in the constellation Pisces, the RZ Piscium has erratic dimming episodes which can last as long as two days.

Dec 22, 2017, 09:10 AM IST

Liquid oceans in outer solar system may last longer, says study

Heat generated by the gravitational pull of moons formed from massive collisions could extend the lifetimes of liquid water oceans beneath the surface of large icy worlds lying beyond the orbits of Neptune and Pluto and their moons.

Dec 03, 2017, 15:20 PM IST

Earth-sized planet that could be a "comfortable abode for possible life" found

The low-mass exoplanet orbits the red dwarf star Ross 128 every 9.9 days. The star is currently located at a distance of 11 light-years from Earth.

Nov 16, 2017, 12:24 PM IST

There are 20 more planets besides Earth where we can reside, says NASA

The analysis of data comes from NASA's Kepler telescope that has revealed that the extraterrestrial worlds could hold life

Nov 01, 2017, 15:55 PM IST

Now explore planets, moons in Google Maps

Google Maps now enables a visit to Saturn's natural satellites such as Enceladus, Dione or Iapetus, Rhea and Mimas as well as Jupiter's Europa and Ganymede.

Oct 17, 2017, 12:20 PM IST

This star swallowed its own planets

Dubbed Kronos after the child-eating Titan of Greek mythology, the star is the clearest and most dramatic case yet of a Sun-like star consuming its own planets

Oct 13, 2017, 16:14 PM IST

TRAPPIST-1 planets may still have water, finds Hubble

To estimate whether there might be water on the seven earth-sized planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, the astronomers used observations from the Hubble Space Telescope – a project of international cooperation between European Space Agency and NASA.

Sep 02, 2017, 16:39 PM IST

There's a massive Earth-sized storm brewing on Neptune and astronomers are shocked!

The massive storm system is about 9,000 kilometres in length, or one-third the size of Neptune's radius, spanning at least 30 degrees in both latitude and longitude.

Aug 04, 2017, 17:22 PM IST

How hidden stars may impact search for Earth-like planets

In the search for planets similar to our own, an important point of comparison is the planet's density.

Jul 13, 2017, 00:22 AM IST

NASA's Kepler telescope finds 219 new planet candidates; 10 of which are Earth-like worlds

With the latest release, Kepler has detected a total of 4,034 planet candidates, of which 2,335 have been verified as exoplanets.

Jun 20, 2017, 08:55 AM IST

Two massive planets discovered 138 light years away

One of the two worlds is a Saturn-mass planet, while the other one is a cold exoplanet several times more massive than Jupiter.

Jun 12, 2017, 17:54 PM IST