NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has found a white dwarf star, G29-38, within the Pisces constellation that’s consuming close by planets, turning them into scorching plasma.
Astronomers from the College of California discovered that collisions between super-Jupiter planets and stars can create shock waves sturdy sufficient to expel a star’s ambiance into house.
Rogue planets, ejected from their authentic orbits, are estimated to quantity within the billions inside the Milky Approach, presenting a big thriller for scientists.
Analysis means that life may doubtlessly exist on rogue planets, as they might retain warmth from their cores and have situations much like these present in Antarctica’s subglacial lakes.
The exoplanet PSR B1257+12, often called Poltergeist, orbits a pulsar and is believed to have fashioned from house particles, regardless of being subjected to excessive radiation ranges.
Beta Pictoris b, a gasoline large positioned 63 light-years from Earth, reveals an unexplained excessive temperature of 1,451°C, difficult current theories of planetary formation.
GJ 3512 b, a gasoline large half the dimensions of Jupiter, orbits a pink dwarf star, defying earlier beliefs concerning the formation of gasoline giants round smaller stars.
