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29 sty 2023 · New Planet Names In the list below you will find the list of newly discovered planets that have received proper names. Most of them got theirs in the NameExoWorlds contests of 2015, 2019, and 2022 so will find a lot more variety in the sources of the names than in other types of objects like constellations or moons that get their names almost ...
11 sty 2023 · Researchers confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for the first time. Formally classified as LHS 475 b, the planet is almost exactly the same size as our own, clocking in at 99% of Earth’s diameter.
25 maj 2024 · 1. Florida banded watersnake. image by Trish Hartmann via Flickr | CC BY 2.0. Scientific name: Nerodia fasciata pictiventris. Adult length: 2-4 feet. Venomous: no. One of the most common species of watersnake in the state, the Florida banded watersnake can be found throughout Florida.
13 paź 2023 · Its destination is a space rock called Psyche — the largest metallic object in the Solar System. Scientists think this asteroid could be the core of a planet that never finished forming.
7 kwi 2022 · Alphard’s other name is Alpha Librae, and it shines at magnitude 1.99. Alphard lies 177 light-years away. Hydra the Water Snake is the longest of the 88 constellations.
12 sty 2023 · The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first new exoplanet, an Earth-sized rocky planet called LHS 475 b. Located just 41 light-years away, the planet orbits very close to a...
12 wrz 2023 · Waters may be flowing on the surface of a colossal planet that lies about 120 light-years from Earth, according to new evidence uncovered by the James Webb Space Telescope.
