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How Astronomer Accidentally Discovers the Speed of Light 347 Years Ago

Ancient astronomers struggled to understand the concept of the speed of light. Before its discovery, some researchers thought that the speed of light was either extremely fast to measure or infinite. On Nov. 21, 1676, Ole Rømer, a Danish astronomer discovered the speed of light. Rømer accidentally discovered this while studying Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io. […]

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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Recently Captured A Spooky Green Lightning On Jupiter

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system has never ceased to amaze us. In a recent observation, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured mysterious green lightning on Jupiter. Scientists were fascinated by this view and they conducted a study to understand the actual cause of the spooky green lighting flash on the largest gas giant in

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Extra planet

An Extra Planet in the Solar System Could Have Prevented Life on Earth, Scientists discover in a new study

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has studied the solar system and revealed that there are only eight planets in our star systems after dethroning Pluto to a dwarf planet in August 2006. Despite the official declaration of the IAU, some planetary scientists still assume that an extra planet came into existence between Mars and Jupiter. This is

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Subsurface ocean

How these Swarms of Swimming robots may soon be exploring the Subsurface Oceans of the Solar System Icy Moons

We have discovered subsurface oceans beneath the miles-thick icy surface of Europa (Jupiter’s icy moon) and Enceladus (Saturn’s moon). For years, scientists have developed the idea of using robotic explorers to navigate subsurface oceans to advance our search for the existence of life beyond Earth. Scientists have revealed that the presence of subsurface water on

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NASA reveals that Jupiter will make Its closest approach to Earth in 59 Years on September 26: Here’s how to watch the Gas Giant from your location

NASA reveals that the most massive gas giant will move to its nearest approach to Earth on September 26. This astronomical event is indeed an interesting one, as Jupiter will be making its closest approach to our beautiful planet for 59 years. When the gas giant arrives at this point, it will stay in astronomical

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