TOI-1453 c: a key sub-Neptune in a system of two exoplanets
Astronomers have discovered two exoplanets around TOI-1453, a star about 250 light years away. These two exoplanets, a ...
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4 rocky exoplanets found around Barnard's Star, one of the sun's nearest neighbors
The planets are all too hot for life as we know it, but astronomers haven’t given up searching for more planets in Barnard's ...
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Earth’s Inner Core Is Changing Shape—Scientists Uncover a Deep Mystery at the Planet’s Center
The Earth’s inner core, composed mainly of solid iron and nickel, is one of the most enigmatic regions of the planet. It has long been known that the inner core rotates faster than the Earth’s ...
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See The Best ‘Planet Parade’ For 40 Years As Venus Reaches Greatest Brilliancy
A bright light in the sky after sunset, Venus is the most obvious planet to the naked ... Something similar happens to Mercury, the other inner planet from Earth’s point of view.
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Formation of the solar system
Gravity is greater closer to the star. Most of the dense material in the dust cloud is attracted strongly and ends up here. The inner four planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are rocky and ...
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Earth's inner core may have changed shape, say scientists
Earth's core is the beating heart of our planet as it produces a magnetic field that protects life from burning up in the Sun's radiation. The inner core spins independently from the liquid outer ...