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- Newfound planet is Earth-mass but gassy
- Supernova's super dust factory imaged with ALMA
- Newly discovered three-star system could test Einstein's theory of General Relativity
- Space has an 'animalistic' sound, according to artist in residence
| Newfound planet is Earth-mass but gassy Posted: 06 Jan 2014 01:00 PM PST An international team of astronomers has discovered the first Earth-mass planet that transits, or crosses in front of, its host star. KOI-314c is the lightest planet to have both its mass and physical size measured. Surprisingly, although the planet weighs the same as Earth, it is 60 percent larger in diameter, meaning that it must have a very thick, gaseous atmosphere. |
| Supernova's super dust factory imaged with ALMA Posted: 06 Jan 2014 07:34 AM PST Striking new observations capture, for the first time, the remains of a recent supernova brimming with freshly formed dust. If enough of this dust makes the perilous transition into interstellar space, it could explain how many galaxies acquired their dusty, dusky appearance. |
| Newly discovered three-star system could test Einstein's theory of General Relativity Posted: 06 Jan 2014 06:47 AM PST A newly discovered system of two white dwarf stars and a superdense pulsar -- all packed within a space smaller than the Earth's orbit around the sun -- is enabling astronomers to probe a range of cosmic mysteries, including the very nature of gravity itself. |
| Space has an 'animalistic' sound, according to artist in residence Posted: 20 Dec 2013 08:36 AM PST A new project led by a Leverhulme Artist in Residence at the University of Leicester has revealed the 'animalistic' sounds in the dark, cold vacuum of space and the boiling mass of the sun. |
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