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Densest Ultra-Short Period Planet Discovered 750 Light-Years From Earth
K2-360 b has a radius just shy of 1.6 times that of Earth, giving it a volume four times as large. Its mass, though, is 7.7 ...
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How big is Earth’s orbit around the Sun?
Earth’s orbit around the Sun is not circular, but an ellipse. The perimeter of Earth’s orbit is roughly 584 million miles ...
Earth ring theory may shed light on an unexplained ancient climate event, scientists say
Earth may have had a ring made up of a broken asteroid over 400 million years ago, a study finds. The Saturn-like feature ...
Earth-Size Planet Found In TOI 700 System's Habitable Zone
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been used to discover Earth-size planet TOI 700 e. It is "orbiting ...
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Scientists suggest Earth was once a ringed planet like Saturn — and could be again one day
Where there’s one, there may be others. Now researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have added Earth to the list of planets with rings. Don’t look up, though: This planet’s ring ...
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Columbia Professor’s Research Collaboration Shows That Planets Can Form Under Harsh Radiation
A team of astronomers including professor Jane Huang have shown that extreme astrophysical environments can foster new ...
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Eerie simulation shows exactly what would happen if the Earth’s core cooled down
A terrifying simulation has shown exactly what would happen if the Earth's core drastically dropped in temperature. While it's unlikely to occur in our lifetimes, the centre of our planet cooling down ...
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Dominion Energy Inc.
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