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Kepler-452b (sometimes quoted to be an Earth 2.0 or Earth's Cousin [4] [5] based on its characteristics; also known by its Kepler object of interest designation KOI-7016.01) is a candidate [6] [7] super-Earth exoplanet orbiting within the inner edge of the habitable zone of the sun-like star Kepler-452 and is the only planet in the system discovered by the Kepler space telescope.
On 1 September 1979, Pioneer 11 passed within 13,000 mi (21,000 km) of the planet's cloud tops at a speed of 71,000 mph (114,000 km/h). An animation of a sequence of images taken by the Voyager 1 probe of the planet Jupiter. One frame was taken every Jupiter day, about 10 hours, from 1 June 1979 to 2 March 1979, giving 66 frames in all. [3]
As of 2022, the farthest any human-made probe has traveled is the current NASA mission Voyager 1, [30] 23.61 billion km (14.67 billion mi), around 157.8 AU, from Earth, while the nearest star is around 4.24 light years away, that is the equivalent of 268142.2 AU.
Dwarf planet 90377 Sedna will reach its perihelion of 76 AU from the Sun. [34] 2079 August 11 Mercury occults Mars, the first since at least 1708. [31] 2083 A star system known as "V Sagittae" is expected to go nova this year (+/- 11 years). 2084 November 10 Transit of Earth as seen from Mars, the first and the only one in this century. 2085 ...
From planetary meet-ups to the first total lunar eclipse in three years, here are the top astronomy events to look for throughout 2025: Stellar views of Mars will greet stargazers in January as ...
Montage of planets and some moons that the two Voyager spacecraft have visited and studied. It is the only program that visited all four outer planets. A total of nine spacecraft have been launched on missions that involve visits to the outer planets; all nine missions involve encounters with Jupiter, with four spacecraft also visiting Saturn.
Seven planets are set to appear in the night sky this month in a rare full planetary alignment.. Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and Saturn will appear in a row on the evening of 28 ...
In this illustration photo, the Flightradar24 app shows the live position of planes in the area on a smartphone via augmented reality in Los Angeles, California, on August 5, 2022.