15. [Urdu] Five Strange Exoplanets

08/24/20 • 15 min

Astronomers have discovered over 4000 planets! Some are weird (at least to us). These are not your every day planets. Meet strange planets - one with a super ring, one with a rain of glass, one a super Earth, and one without a star (really!!). And of course we will also meet the first one around a sun-like star. All of these defy what we think of planets. Please join astrophysicist Salman Hameed in exploring some of the strangest planets we have discovered so far.

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14. [Urdu] Did We Just Discover a Neutron Star in Supernova 1987A?

In 1987, a star exploded as a supernova and it was visible to the naked eye. It is now one of the most studied supernovae ever! But astronomers have been unable to find the possible left-over core of the star: the neutron star. Up until now. There is now evidence that there is a 'blob' of gas at that is heated by this neutron star. This makes it the youngest neutron star that humans have ever detected: Only 33-years old!! Please join astrophysicist Salman Hameed in exploring how astronomers found this neutron star.

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16. [Urdu] What is Dark Energy?

Dark Energy is one of the biggest mysteries of astronomy. Why do astronomers believe that most of the universe is made up of this dark energy? How did they discover that? Please join astrophysicist Salman Hameed in exploring the nature of Dark Energy.