What Planet are they on? Blue Planet’s creators ‘made millions from adverts for plastic bottles that clog up oceans’ Alastair Fothergill made adverts for biggest bottled water manufacturer in China Nongfu Spring bottles are found polluting oceans and shores worldwide Decision came despite work on BBC’s Blue Planet and Netflix’s Our Planet By Tom Kelly … Read more
Thousands of giant planets or ‘blanets’ surround black holes, made up from the void’s whirling dust, say scientists Experts believe there could be thousands of exoplanets in black hole safe zones Called ‘blanets,’ the team believes these formations live outside the snow-line Blanets could form from ice-covered dust particles circling the black hole Researchers speculate … Read more
Could future pandemics originate in SPACE? Human immune systems may struggle to fight off ‘alien’ bacteria and viruses from other planets, study warns By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:28 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 12:28 BST, 23 July 2020 Our immune systems — along with those of other mammals — could struggle to … Read more
The first ever photo of two exoplanets orbiting a young Sun-like star 309-light years from the Earth has been captured by astronomers using a ground-based telescope. The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile was used to capture the image of the two giant exoplanets orbiting a very young star. Astronomers say this image … Read more
A simulation created stunning sunsets from alien worlds across the solar system. The animation transports viewers to the surface of Venus, Mars, Uranus and Saturn’s largest moon Titan, allowing them to witness the sun dip into the horizon. As a planet rotates away from the sun’s light, photons scattered in different directions that produce an … Read more
The Kepler mission has spotted thousands of exoplanets since 2014, with 30 planets less than twice the size of Earth now known to orbit within the habitable zones of their stars. Launched from Cape Canaveral on March 7th 2009, the Kepler telescope has helped in the search for planets outside of the solar system. It … Read more
Alien life may be common throughout the universe, researchers claim, saying it could be thriving on planets orbiting distance stars with a dusty atmosphere. Exoplanets outside the the solar system are less likely to be too hot or cold if they have a dusty atmosphere and are tidally locked, according to the study. They would … Read more
‘Odds in favour’ of finding other young Earth-like planets after scientists find more Sun-like stars in young stellar groups than expected Researchers studied groups of young stars known as ‘young moving groups’ It had previously been difficult to study these as the blend into the Milky Way As a result the team found that they contain … Read more
Incredible photo captures the moment the planets Mars, Saturn and Jupiter align above a waning Pink Moon just before dawn The celestial lineup was captured above the village of Cobham, England This is the closest that the three planets will seem from the Earth until 2022 ‘Near’ to Jupiter and Saturn today, the Moon will ‘approach’ … Read more
Earthquake scientists reveal planet’s ‘seismic noise’ has reduced since half the world was put on lockdown to tackle coronavirus Scientists have seen reduction in vibrations around the earth since late March More than two billion people are thought to be in lockdown around the globe Fewer trains, planes and heavy vehicles have contributed to the … Read more