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[ad_1] Earth-sized exoplanet K2-141b orbits its host star so close that some regions are likely oceans … [+] of molten lava. getty In a study published in Royal Astronomical Society Monthly Notices, an international team of scientists describes a hellish exoplanet, providing a glimpse into the distant future of the …

[ad_1] In the next few hours, before dawn on Thursday 12 November 2020, the sky of the Arab region will witness the peak of the meteor shower of the Northern Revolution. According to the Astronomical Society of Jeddah, Taurus meteors from small showers produce between 5 and 10 meteors per …

[ad_1] A year in space is not a walk in the park. Just ask Scott Kelly, the American astronaut who spent a year on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015. His long stay in space changed his DNA, telomeres and gut microbiome, he lost bone density and three months …

[ad_1] What you are seeing in this stunning image from the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile is something that has never been observed anywhere else: a planetary nebula made up of two closely linked stars orbiting a third outer star. That third star wasn’t sighted until centuries after the …

[ad_1] The final chapter of the dinosaur story is a tale that spans two very different worlds, each a vast supercontinent dominated by its own unique mix of predators and herbivores. Fossil remains of a plant eater common to one of the two main land masses have been unexpectedly unearthed …

[ad_1] A decade ago, a group of astronomers set out to investigate one of the oldest questions provoking philosophers, scientists, priests, astronomers, mystics, and the rest of the human race: how many other Earths are there out there, if any? How many distant planets are there that could host life …

[ad_1] If you thought living on Earth in 2020 was comparable to hell, planet K2-141b is here to prove you wrong. On the hot planet, hundreds of light years away, the oceans are made of molten lava, the winds reach supersonic speeds, and the rain is made up of rocks. …

[ad_2][ad_1] November 5, 2020 (Investorideas.com Newswire) The good news keeps coming. The IDTechEx report, “Solar Vehicles 2021-2041” explains and predicts. In October 2020, the University of York in the UK, in partnership with NOVA University in Lisbon, increased the ability of solar panels to absorb light by an astonishing 125% …

[ad_1] This year, persistent cold and strong circumpolar winds (also known as the polar vortex) contributed to the formation of a large and deep Antarctic ozone hole, just a year after scientists recorded that 2019 was the smaller since the ozone hole was discovered in 1982, according to a report …

[ad_1] NASA’s Juno spacecraft just captured images of colorful bursts of lightning-like electricity in Jupiter’s atmosphere. These phenomena, which include jellyfish-shaped “sprites” and glowing discs called “elves,” also occur high in the Earth’s atmosphere during thunderstorms. They were first documented in 1989. Scientists predicted that other lightning planets, such as …