More than 5500 exoplanets have been discovered. An exoplanet is any planet beyond our solar system. Most of them orbit other stars, but some free-floating exoplanets, called rogue planets, don’t belong to any star. Most …
solar system
Let the sunshine
Some interesting news from our Sun. The 2024 total solar eclipse. The first is that in 2024, precisely on April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible from the Earth. The eclipse will enter …
Are all planetary systems similar to our Solar System?
In our Solar System the smallest rocky planets – such as Venus, Earth or Mars – orbit relatively close to our star. The large gas and ice giants – such as Jupiter, Saturn or Neptune …