In this era of exoplanet discovery, astronomers have found over 5,000 confirmed exoplanets, with thousands more awaiting confirmation and many billions more waiting to be discovered.
Learning about them has also shed light on our Solar System. We used to think of it as an archetypal arrangement of planets since it’s all we had to go on. But now we know we might be the outlier because we have no Super-Earth.
Unlocking the Mystery of Super-Earths: Caltech Scientists Unveil a New Unified Theory
By California Institute of Technology February 13, 2023 Artist's rendering of a protoplanetary disk with planets forming. Credit: Caltech
A new theory of rocky planet formation may shed light on the origin of "super-Earths," exoplanets that are a few times larger than Earth and the most prevalent type of planet in the galaxy.
Discover the 7 Largest Moons in the Solar System - AZ Animals
Located within the Milky Way galaxy, our solar system consists of everything within the gravitational pull of the sun. Included in the solar system are the seven main planets, dwarf planets, other celestial bodies, and over 200 moons .
Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, is also the largest moon in our solar system. Ganymede has a diameter of 5,270 kilometers, or 3,725 miles. This is just larger than the planet Mercury , which measures 4,878 kilometers (3,030 miles) from one end to another.
South Texas meteorite could open a window to solar system's past, D-FW scientist says
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Solar system 'is heading into new uncharted realm of space with unknown effects' - Daily Star
On a larger scale, the vacuum of space has countless distinct regions, each with their own separate character.
Professor Lallement discovered in 1992 that the entire Solar System was inside a vast cloud of dust and gas – some 10 light years across – which scientists have named the Local Interstellar Cloud.
A Concert Like No Other
Hop aboard a shuttle to Kepler-1649c. Be there to welcome new lifeforms into the universe. All passengers must have a verified event ticket. There are 10,000 tickets in circulation so no need to panic. Limited seating available per trip. There will be multiple flights each hour shipping off from the NORAD Space Port in Iceland.
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