Auroral emissions—also known as Northern or Southern Lights on Earth—are very powerful on Jupiter, which is why scientists thought the process behind auroras on the biggest Solar System planet was similar to the one responsible for Earth’s brightest auroras. But recent research suggests this is not the case. On our planet, two processes are responsible […]
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A planetary system with seven Earth-sized planets found 39 light years from the sun
Seven Earth-sized exoplanets have been found orbiting a nearby star. An international team of scientistsdiscovered that the six inner planets are located in the temperate zone, where the temperature at the surfaces of these planets could be between 0 and 100 degrees Celsius. The first three planets were spotted back in May 2016. They orbit an […]
