Science
Scienceline’s Guide to the Exoplanets: The Island – Scienceline
Scienceline’s Guide to the Exoplanets, the Island, one of the smallest known exoplanets, the size of Earth’s moon, and perhaps representative of others.
The IslandKepler-37bDiscovered by: KeplerDiscovered: 2013Distance from Earth: ~209 light-yearsMass: ~0.35 Earth massesRadius: ~0.01 Earth radiiSurface climate: RoastingHabitability from humans: No, but thats not the point
Today, were travelling a few hundred light years in the direction of the constellation Lyra. Our destination orbits Kepler-37, a humble star not entirely unlike the Sun, if a little cooler and somewhat older. In short, its a fairly unremarkable star in a fairly unremarkable pa…
-
Noosa News24 hours agoEx-Townsville mayor Troy Thompson lied about army service, degrees, and cancer, says CCC
-
General17 hours agoEnvironment Bill passes Senate as Greens cut deal with Labor
-
General19 hours agoPutin says US-Ukraine text could form basis for future peace agreement
-
General16 hours agoCalls for states to change alcohol laws ahead of women’s ministers meeting