On this date: Soviets launch Venera 5 to Venus
On this date, Jan. 6, 1969, the Soviet Union launched the Venera 5 spacecraft, which was part of an ongoing mission to ...
On This Day, Jan. 5: Scientists discover dwarf planet Eris
Eris was discovered. It was considered the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system until a year later when Pluto was ...
Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet
In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) ...
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Planet with a 5,63,000-km-long tail discovered outside Solar System
revealing that it possesses a comet-like tail of gas extending approximately 5,63,000 kilometers. This tail is formed as the planet, a hot Jupiter located 160 light-years from Earth, loses its ...