Bejing: “Super-Earths” and Neptune-sized planets could be forming around young stars in much greater numbers than scientists thought, a new research by an international team of astronomers suggests. The findings, based on a survey of young stars in a star-forming region in the constellation Taurus, showed many of them to[Read More…]
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Earth-sized planet that could host alien life found outside solar system
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized planet outside our solar system which is expected to be temperate and could be a “comfortable abode for possible life”. This Earth-sized world, named Ross 128 b, is likely to have a surface temperature that may also be close to that of the Earth, according[Read More…]
Humans must leave Earth in 100 years to survive: Stephen Hawking
Popular British physicist Stephen Hawking said that the humans will need to find and settle on another planet within the next 100 years to survive climate change, asteroid strikes and overpopulation. According to Hawking, time is running out for the Earth and humanity will need to leave the planet for[Read More…]