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Space observatory finds smallest exoplanet

Space-observatory-finds-smallest-exoplanet Image from sciencedaily.com   NASA’s orbital telescope Kepler has found the smallest-ever planet outside of the Solar System. ­The new planet, called Kepler 10-b, was first spotted in July 2009 as it was transiting the face of its star about 560 light... [Read More]

One of the longstanding mysteries in solar physics is why the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, is millions of degrees hotter than its surface.Sun’s hot outer atmosphere ‘solved’

sun One of the longstanding mysteries in solar physics is why the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, is millions of degrees hotter than its surface.Now, scientists claim to have finally solved the mystery after they discovered a major source of hot gas that replenishes the corona — jets... [Read More]