Astronomers have identified the fastest disintegrating exoplanet observed to date, a discovery made possible by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The planet BD+05 4868 Ab, located approximately 141 light-years from Earth, is being eroded at an extraordinary rate due to intense bombardment from its host star, BD+05 4868 A. The planet is losing mass … Read more
Two planets outside the solar system have been identified orbiting a star located nearly 250 light-years away from Earth in the Draco constellation. These planets are categorised as a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune. Both types are commonly observed in the Milky Way galaxy yet neither is present in our solar system. The host star, known … Read more
Two planets outside the solar system have been identified orbiting a star located nearly 250 light-years away from Earth in the Draco constellation. These planets are categorised as a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune. Both types are commonly observed in the Milky Way galaxy yet neither is present in our solar system. The host star, known … Read more
Two planets outside the solar system have been identified orbiting a star located nearly 250 light-years away from Earth in the Draco constellation. These planets are categorised as a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune. Both types are commonly observed in the Milky Way galaxy yet neither is present in our solar system. The host star, known … Read more