Q. What is the new planet that NASA discovered?
The planet is about 1,400 light-years away from the Solar System. At the speed of the New Horizons spacecraft, about 59,000 km/h (37,000 mph), it would take approximately 26 million years to get there….Kepler-452b.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery site | Kepler |
| Discovery date | 23 July 2015 (announced) |
| Detection method | Transit |
| Designations | |
Q. Who discovered the planet Uranus and when was it being discovered?
William Herschel
Table of Contents
- Q. What is the new planet that NASA discovered?
- Q. Who discovered the planet Uranus and when was it being discovered?
- Q. Who discovered the planet Venus?
- Q. Who discovered that there were other planets?
- Q. How did the planets get named?
- Q. Why is Earth the only planet not named after a god?
- Q. What is the nickname of Saturn?
- Q. Where is our water found?
- Q. What is our sun called?
- Q. What is the oldest name for Earth?
- Q. What is the coldest star color?
- Q. Which star has a higher temperature?
- Q. Which star is hotter Vega or Pollux?
Q. Who discovered the planet Venus?
Galileo Galilei
Q. Who discovered that there were other planets?
Five planets have been known since ancient times — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The first new planet discovered was Uranus. It was discovered by the English astronomer Sir William Herschel in 1781….
| PLANET | Jupiter |
|---|---|
| MASS | 317.89 |
| RADIUS | 10.85 |
| SURFACE GRAVITY (g) | 2.64 |
Q. How did the planets get named?
All of the planets, except for Earth, were named after Greek and Roman gods and godesses. Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus and Mercury were given their names thousands of years ago. Mercury was named after the Roman god of travel. Venus was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
Q. Why is Earth the only planet not named after a god?
Most likely Earth was not named after a Greco-Roman god because it was not recognized as a planet in antiquity. The word planet means wanderer and the name Earth comes from the German word Erda and the Old English derivative of Erda, Ertha. In both languages it means ground. The ground doesn’t wander.
Q. What is the nickname of Saturn?
The Ringed Planet
Q. Where is our water found?
About 71 percent of the Earth’s surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 96.5 percent of all Earth’s water. Water also exists in the air as water vapour, in rivers and lakes, in icecaps and glaciers, in the ground as soil moisture and in aquifers, and even in biological systems.
Q. What is our sun called?
Sol
Q. What is the oldest name for Earth?
Terra
Q. What is the coldest star color?
red
Q. Which star has a higher temperature?
Type O stars
Q. Which star is hotter Vega or Pollux?
Vega is approximately twice as hot as Pollux. Pollux has a surface temperature of 4,865 degrees Kelvin while Vega burns bright with a surface…
