Buych778 Posted September 18, 2014 Posted September 18, 2014 I would like to learn a little bit more about the interesting cosmic structures and planets out there. I already know about these planets and cosmic structures: Gliese 436 b - Planet made of superheated ice 55 Cancri e - Planet made of Diamond Huge LQG - Second largest cosmic structure, stretching 4 billion light-years across and containing 73 quasars Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall - Largest cosmic structure, border between the Hercules and Corona Borealis constellations stretching 10 billion light-years across Kepler 186f - Planet that is quite similar to earth, having a very high chance of being habitable by other lifeforms The Giant Void - A large void that is 1.3 billion light years across Sagittarius A - Supermassive black hole in the center of the milky way galaxy. It has a mass of about (4.31 + 0.38) x 106. I do know more, but they are not coming to my mind, and I would like to learn a little bit more about this, as it is quite interesting. Also, other people who want to learn more can do so by looking at this discussion.
Enthalpy Posted September 19, 2014 Posted September 19, 2014 The composition of extrasolar planets is unknown very accurately. A handful of teams claim to have observed atmospheres and even a composition, but this relies on a few received photons, and to my knowledge, has not been observed by two independent teams. So while we may have this knowledge in the future, presently it's more hype and buzz for popular science and the general press.
Buych778 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Posted September 22, 2014 The composition of extrasolar planets is unknown very accurately. A handful of teams claim to have observed atmospheres and even a composition, but this relies on a few received photons, and to my knowledge, has not been observed by two independent teams. So while we may have this knowledge in the future, presently it's more hype and buzz for popular science and the general press. This really doesn't answer my question
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