In the Milky Way there could be a hundred million planets in addition to Earth capable of harboring complex life forms. To reach this conclusion, a team of astronomers from various US institutions coordinated by Louis Irwin, a professor at the University of Texas at El Paso, has devised a new computing model.
Its name is not accidental. The asteroid dubbed "the Beast" is approximately 325 meters in diameter and was discovered just two months ago. The fact that an asteroid of this magnitude has gone unnoticed by astronomers has puzzled the scientific world.
A team of astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) has announced the discovery of a new type of planet, dubbed "mega-earth" that could host life.
If all goes well and the right factors are brought together, the meteor shower that is expected in the early morning of Saturday, May 24, could be even more spectacular than the famous Perseids or "tears of Saint Lawrence" that occur each year towards the middle of August.
The planet in question is Beta Pictoris B, a planet located outside the solar system about 63.5 light years from Earth. It is a gas giant, even larger than Jupiter, orbiting a star similar to our Sun, in the southern constellation of Pictor.
The most important shower of stars of spring, the "Eta Aquarids" that illuminate the sky since last April 20 and until next May 20, offer us their best show at dawn from May 5 to 6, since It is at this time that they will shine most brightly.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
