Weekly - Exoplanets filled with water found and more
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Massive Marsquake shakes the planet
NASA’s InSight Mars lander captured a massive tremor on the red planet last week. According to research published by Geophysical Research Letters, the marsquake was 5 times larger than the previous record holder making it the most powerful marsquake ever recorded. The massive tremor lasted for 5 whole hours.
Orion returns
NASA’s Orion spacecraft safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean last week after completing a successful flight to the moon.
Methane rocket fails mid-air
China’s latest methane rocket, Zhuque-2 failed minutes after its launch last week. The problem occurred with the second stage of the rocket when the engines accidentally shut down.
Exoplanets with liquid water found
The Hubble space telescope captured Kepler-138c and Kepler-138d last week. The two planets are rocky planets filled with water. Could it be true that we are not alone in the universe? The exoplanets are 218 light-years away from Earth and are Super-Earths. To know more about these exoplanets click here.
SpaceX launches satellite to conduct a survey of the Earth’s water
Last week, SpaceX launched a satellite to orbit the earth and conduct a survey of the surface water. This is the first time a full surface survey for water is going to be done.
