Scientists have found an Earth-like exoplanet
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An international team of astronomers has detected evidence of an atmosphere in LHS 1140b, a rocky exoplanet that is located outside the Solar System. The planet orbits in the habitable zone of a nearby star, the strip where liquid water could exist on the surface. The finding comes from a study published in the scientific journal ... Continue reading "Jump the bombshell among astronomers: find for the first time evidence of an atmosphere in a ro…
Scientists have found an Earth-like exoplanet
A rocky super-Earth 48 light-years away, approximately 1.7 times the diameter and 5.6 times the mass of our planet, may be capable of sustaining life. The exoplanet, LHS 1140 b, was leaking helium, which could be indicative of the presence of an atmosphere, a necessary factor for life to flourish. A whole new worldLHS 1140 b likely has an “upper atmosphere dominated by helium and depleted in hydrogen, with other volatile species trapped at lower…
Since humanity looked up to heaven, a question the taraud: are we alone in cosmic immensity? Among the thousands of exoplanets discovered in recent years, a candidate now crystallizes all hopes. Yet her name, a technical one, does not say anything of her incredible potential: K2-18b. This distant cousin of Neptune, [...] More
Astronomers have found a super-Earth that could possibly support life - Astronomers are happy, and E.T. can hide behind the helium cloud.
The Association Astronomical Signals of Maipú will carry out a family activity for the Day of the Child at the headquarters of the Board of Neighbors Forests of the South, in Nemesio Antúnez 210. The day includes solar observation, talk about exoplanets, rocket workshop and an exhibition of minerals, between 10:30 and 1:30 p.m. This is at least the fifth public activity of the Maipucino astronomical club that documents La Voz de Maipú during the…
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