Wednesday 12 June 2019

Jupiter-like exoplanets found in sweet spot in most planetary systems

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A survey of 300 stars in search of exoplanets finds that massive, Jupiter-like gas giants are found just about where Jupiter is in our own solar system.
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Rare 'superflares' could one day threaten Earth

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New research shows that the sun could experience a massive burst of energy called a superflare sometime in the next several thousand years.
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Crash with Antlia 2 gave the Milky Way the ripples in its outer disc, new evidence shows

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The newly-discovered dark dwarf galaxy Antlia 2's collision with the Milky Way may be responsible for our galaxy's characteristic ripples in its outer disc, according to a new study.
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Gemini Planet Imager analyzes 300 stars

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Analysis from halfway through the Gemini Planet Imager's planetary survey hints that our solar system may have rare qualities which could possibly be related to the habitability of Earth.
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Saturn's moon Mimas: A 'snowplough' in the planet's rings

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Researchers have shown that Mimas, one of Saturn's moons, acted as a kind of remote snowplough, pushing apart the ice particles that make up the rings.
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Direct from distant planet: Spectral clues to puzzling paradox

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CI Tau b is a paradoxical planet, but new research about its mass, brightness and the carbon monoxide in its atmosphere is starting to answer questions about how a planet so large could have formed around a star that's only 2 million years old.
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Most-detailed-ever simulations of black hole solve longstanding mystery

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Scientists have constructed the most detailed, highest resolution simulation of a black hole to date. The simulation found that the inner-most region of an accretion disk aligns with its black hole's equator, confirming a 1975 prediction.
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