November 17th, 2019
By: Haris Ahmad[1]
This is my second blog in the series of strangest planets in
the universe. In this blog, I will once again identify and explain certain planets in the universe that are different than many/strange. Though
there are many strange planets in the universe, I am going to highlight the
major and most surprising ones.
The first celestial body I am going to highlight is a planet
called Gliese 436-b.
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| Image Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gliese-436-b.jpg |
This is an ice planet, which has a diameter similar to
Neptune. It has a diameter of 54,333.92 km. The strange thing about this planet
is that it is so close to its parent star that it is constantly burning the
whole time. You all might be thinking how this can even happen, how can ice
burn? Well, uncle gravity is the one to blame. The gravity on this planet is so
strong that the ice on this planet is prevented from evaporating.
The next strange object I'll talk about is another planet
known as Gliese 581-c. This planet has a diameter of 22767.77 km.
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| Image Source: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/resources/264/the-earth-like-planet-gliese-581c-artists-impression/ |
The scientist thinks that this planet may be able to sustain life but that’s not it. This planet orbits a red dwarf star. This planet is tidally locked; therefore, one side of the planet always faces light from its star while the other always remains in dark. Theoretically, this planet can sustain life however, if life exists there, it can only survive in the middle of the planet, which forever sees a sunset as I mentioned that it is tidally locked. If there were or is any plant life there, it would have to use infrared light for photosynthesis giving the plants a dark black color instead of green. For the search of life on this planet, scientists broadcasted a message to the planet in 2008. The message will reach the planet in 2029.
Another strange object in the universe I am going to talk
about is a planet named GJ 1214-b which is also called the water world.
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| Image Source: https://www.facebook.com/TARS.Interstellar/photos/a.710767015673662/1766356186781401/?type=3 |
This planet is fully covered in water. The strange thing
about this planet is that it has water that is miles deep and surprisingly the water reaches up to its core and this is what makes it so special.
The next planet I am going to talk about is present in one of
the strangest planetary system in the known universe. This planet is known as
HD 188753 and is located 151 light-years away from us.
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| Image Source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/36169603227171436/?lp=true |
This planetary system has 3 stars. Thus, anyone standing on
this planet would have 3 shadows, would see solar eclipses almost every day and
would see a sunset no matter which places on the planet he would be standing on.
This blog may have seemed very interesting for many, as it is
more appeals to your curiosity. That’s all for now, but I’ll be back soon with
many more interesting blogs.
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