To say that the Uranus Examiner was born under a happy star, well no... The local newspaper of the town of Uranus in Missouri already got a lot of trouble at the start- a few months ago- to name it of the leaf.
The American spacecraft Voyager 2 is about to leave our solar system. After more than forty years of continuous flying, he has come to the edge, almost 18 billion kilometers from the earth. In a while, the probe enters the endless space between the stars. When that happens exactly, it is unpredictable, because scientists do not know exactly what the universe looks like there.
The planet Uranus smells like spoiled eggs. The clouds mainly consist of hydrogen sulphide, which has such an odor.
She will not find extraterrestrial life. But Tess, a new space telescope, can bring us a step closer to an answer to the question: is there somewhere else in the universe a planet where life might be possible. The American explorer is launched in the night from Monday to Tuesday (Dutch time). The launch is scheduled for 00.32 hours Dutch time.
A striking ballet around the star Kepler-223. He has four planets rotate synchronously. In the time it takes for the inner planet for eight rounds, the second planet makes six rounds, the third and the four outer three.
Over three years, no sun in the sky. So far the system TYC 2505-672-1-look. All this time the star disappeared behind a thick cloud of gas. It is the longest eclipse ever measured.
Far beyond Pluto, on the outside of our solar system, is possibly another planet. There has long been talked about, but two US scientists say they have new evidence. They explain it in the latest edition of the leading science magazine The Astronomical Journal, which was released Wednesday.
