Earth-sized alien planet gripped by widespread volcanism
Washington DC, USReuters An Earth-sized planet orbiting a dim star in our galactic neighbourhood is offering some of the best evidence to date of volcanism beyond our solar system, with observations suggesting a rugged and rocky world tormented by constant eruptions. Scientists said on Wednesday the planet, the third detected orbiting this particular star, is […]
Planets around nearby star are intriguing candidates for extraterrestrial life
Washington DC, USReuters Up to three planets – potentially rocky like Earth – have been spotted around a star located relatively near our solar system – a planetary system offering astronomers intriguing possibilities in the search for signs of extraterrestrial life. The planets orbit Gliese 887, a so-called red dwarf star half the sun’s mass […]
STRANGESIGHTS: ‘SEW LONG’ THIMBLE; KING KONG PLANS THWARTED; AND, MAKE PLUTO A PLANET AGAIN…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
KNOW IT ALL: PLUTO
With the world set to have a view of Pluto later this year, DAVID ADAMS takes a look at what we know about the dwarf planet…