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13 January 2021, 12:43 am EST By
NASA s planet-hunting TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has just recently discovered a hot and rocky planet known as Super-Earth. The planet, also known as or the TOI-561b is found orbiting around one of the oldest stars situated in our Milky way Galaxy.
According to Space, the Super-Earth has a size that s 50% larger than the Earth and with three times its mass. The new found planet is also dubbed as the exoplanet due to its location outside of our solar system.
(Photo : Twitter Photo by Nestor Espinoza on Twitter) super-Earth orbiting a bright star unveiled by @NASA TESS
6 January 2021, 4:55 am EST By
Visiting the Grand Canyon of Arizona or the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon of Tibet will make you realize how small you are but despite these awe-inspiring Earthly feats, they are apparently only a dent in the biggest canyon in the entire solar system, which can be found in Mars.
(Photo : Alexander Antropov from Pixabay)
HiRISE captures images of the largest canyon in the solar system.
The Biggest Canyon in the Solar System
According to USA Today, the Martian canyon is named the Valles Marineris Canyon and can be found along the planet s equator for around 2,500 miles or about 4,000 kilometers.