First found in 2023, the exoplanet has a mass of 3.02 Earths and it takes 19.3 days to complete one orbit of its star.
We’ve only ever seen this icy giant in great detail when NASA’s Voyager 2 became the first and only space probe to fly past it for just a few hours in 1989.
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has discovered another Earth-sized, possibly habitable planet orbiting around a star and it’s ‘only’ 100 light-years away.
Astronomers have found a frozen exoplanet more than three times the mass of earth, orbiting a star six light-years away.
For the first time ever, scientists spotted a newborn planet being formed in outer space, and managed to capture the action on camera.
It has been predicted that by the year 2027, there will be more people than the food needed to sustain them. The solution could be easy, if we put our minds to it.
So somewhere out there in the constantly expanding universe is a planet called Ceres. Scientists looking to find out more info on the planet have noticed something very much out of the ordinary.
Are there really holes in the Earth that lead to underground caverns? Dallas Thompson sure thinks there are, but is he onto something?
We’re keeping tabs on the various Valentine’s Day specials on offer out there and want to kick off with this little treat from the Mount Nelson. Planet Bar (read about Planet Bar here) Champagne and Oysters: Bottle of Steenberg Brut 1682 Chardonnay 2009 and 6 Oysters R290 Planet Restaurant (read about Planet Restaurant here) Valentines […]
It’s been a while since we hung out at the Planet Bar. And when I say “hung out” I mean arriving there at lunch time and leaving at midnight. Because that’s what we used to do. Then time got lost and some years went by, and now I see Cape Town’s coolest lounge/champagne bar is […]