07 December 2011
The first planet in the habitable zone around a Sun-like star was discovered by the Kepler telescope. The new object was named Kepler 22-b. It revolves around a star, which is located at a distance of 600 light years away from Earth. The star belongs to the G spectral class (which is the same spectral class as our Sun), [...]
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12 November 2011
Jupiter’s moon Europa is one of the most interesting bodies of the Solar System. It was discovered by Galileo Galilei and Simon Marius (Simon Marius did it a bit later, and it was him who has offered the names to moons discovered by Galilei) in 1610. According to Greek mythology, Europa was a Phoenician princess [...]
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19 October 2011
The equator of Vesta asteroid was photographed by the Dawn probe. High definition photos and descriptions are available on the project’s site. Dark hill on the surface of the asteroid is of great interest to scientists. It looks dark on different photos, regardless of the shooting angle. It is likely that this is its natural color, and not a [...]
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21 August 2011
Jupiter has a number of moons. Four of these were known since Galileo days – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. They stand out form the rest of the moons due to their size (varies from the size of the Moon to the size of Mercury) and their proximity to the planet. There are few other [...]
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