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PDS 70b: Exploration of the watery planet with strange characteristics

  Parent Star: PDS 70 Stellar Classification : T Tauri-type Young Star Age : Approximately 5.4 million years Mass : 0.76 ± 0.05 solar masses Spectral Type : K7-M0 Location : Centaurus Constellation Distance from Earth : 370 light-years Planetary System Architecture The PDS 70 system represents a critical astronomical laboratory, featuring: A young protoplanetary disk Multiple planetary embryos Active planetary formation processes Detailed Planetary Characteristics of PDS 70b Fundamental Physical Parameters Mass : 4.2 ± 0.5 Jupiter masses Radius : 2.1 ± 0.3 Jupiter radii Surface Temperature : 1,200-1,400 Kelvin Orbital Period : Approximately 118 Earth years Orbital Distance : 22 astronomical units Orbital Eccentricity : 0.38 ± 0.05 Planetary Interior Structure Core Composition Core Mass : Estimated 10-15 Earth masses Composition : Mixture of rocky materials, metallic elements ...

Mercury can make everyone millionaire

The solar system, our cosmic backyard, never ceases to amaze us. The latest jaw-dropping revelation comes from the scorching planet Mercury, the closest to our Sun. According to groundbreaking research based on data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, Mercury might be hiding a staggering secret: a 10-mile thick layer of diamonds beneath its crust! A Diamond-Encrusted World? Imagine a planet adorned not with gold, but with diamonds. While it might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, this could be the reality of Mercury. Scientists have proposed that the extreme pressure and temperature conditions within Mercury's core transformed carbon into diamonds over billions of years. This process is believed to have created a massive diamond layer beneath the planet's surface. NASA's MESSENGER: The Unsung Hero We owe this incredible discovery to NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft. Launched in 2004, it orbited Mercury from 2011 to 2015, gathering invaluable data about the planet...