Venus – Venus’ thick atmosphere makes it the hottest planet in our solar system. Earth – The only planet in our solar system with liquid water on the surface. Mars – Mars was a wet and warm planet billions of years ago. Jupiter – The largest planet, its dark red spot is a storm larger than Earth. Beta The Interactive Night Sky Map simulates the sky above New York on a date of your choice. Use it to locate a planet, the Moon, or the Sun and track their movements across the sky.
Discover the cosmos!Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe isfeatured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2020 August 18
Image Credit: ESO, A. Bohnet al.
Explanation: Do other stars have planets like our Sun?Previous evidence shows that they do, coming mostly from slight shifts in the star's light created by the orbiting planets. Recently, however, and for the first time, a pair of planets has been directly imaged around a Sun-like star. These exoplanets orbit the star designated TYC 8998-760-1 and are identified by arrows in the featured infrared image. At 17 million years old, the parent star is much younger than the 5-billion-year age of our Sun. Also, the exoplanets are both more massive and orbit further out than their Solar System analogues: Jupiter and Saturn.The exoplanets were found by the ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile by their infrared glow – after the light from their parent star was artificially blocked. As telescope and technology improve over the next decade, it is hoped that planets more closely resembling our Earth will be directly imaged.
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Heinkel He P.1079A
Heinkel He P.1079A
Kit 003 1/72
Messerschmitt Me P.1110/I
Messerschmitt Me P.1110/I
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Messerschmitt Me 109TL
Messerschmitt Me 109TL
Kit 005 1/72
Messerschmitt Me 209H/V1
Messerschmitt Me 209H/V1
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Messerschmitt Me P.1110/II
Messerschmitt Me P.1110/II
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Heinkel 162A 'Volksjäger'
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Heinkel 162A 'Volksjäger'
w/ one Jumo 004D turbojet
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Heinkel 162B 'Volksjäger'
w/ one AS 044 pulse jet
Heinkel 162B 'Volksjäger'
w/ one AS 044 pulse jet
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Heinkel 162B 'Volksjäger'
w/ two AS 014 pulse jets
Heinkel 162B 'Volksjäger'
w/ two AS 014 pulse jets
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Heinkel 162C 'Volksjäger'
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Heinkel 162C 'Volksjäger'
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Heinkel He P.1077 'Romeo'
Heinkel He P.1077 'Romeo'
Kit 012 1/48
Heinkel He P.1077 'Julia'
Heinkel He P.1077 'Julia'
Kit 013 1/72
Gotha P.60C Nachtjäger
Gotha P.60C Nachtjäger
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Lippisch P.20 'Comet'
Lippisch P.20 'Comet'
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Arado Ar E 580 'Volksjäger'
Arado Ar E 580 'Volksjäger'
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Tachikawa Ki 77
Tachikawa Ki 77
Kit 017 1/72
Messerschmitt Me P.1095
Messerschmitt Me P.1095
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Heinkel He P.1073
Heinkel He P.1073
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Focke-Wulf Einsitzer w/BMW 802
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FW Entwurf II
FW Entwurf II
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Lippisch 'Gleiter Bombenflugzeug'
Lippisch 'Gleiter Bombenflugzeug'
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Arado Project II
Arado Project II
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Focke-Wulf Entwurf III
Focke-Wulf Entwurf III
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Blohm & Voss P.211
Blohm & Voss P.211
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Focke-Wulf PTL 'Flitzer'
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Blohm & Voss P.204
Blohm & Voss P.204
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Zeppelin 'Rammer'
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Blohm & Voss P.193.01
Blohm & Voss P.193.01
Kit 031 1/72
Blohm & Voss P.196.01
Blohm & Voss P.196.01
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Arado Ar E.583
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Zeppelin 'Rammer' &
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Heinkel He 119 V4
Heinkel He 119 V4
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Heinkel He 114A-2
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Heinkel He 114A-2
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Heinkel He 114 V2
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Kawasaki Ki-78
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Focke Wulf Fw 191
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Heinkel He 343
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'Last Version'
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'US Trainer'
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'US Trainer'
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DB 603 engine
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Arado Ar 81 (V-3)
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Aero L-29 'Delfin'
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Dornier Do 22 Land/Skis
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Avro Manchester Mk.I
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'V-tail version'
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Avro Manchester Mk.Ia
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Messerschmitt Me 262 HGIII
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BTD-1 'Destroyer'
BTD-1 'Destroyer'
Planet 1 Formula 1
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XFL-1 Airabonita
XFL-1 Airabonita
Kit 137 1/48
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Baker-McMillen Cadet II
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Göppingen Gö 3 Minimoa
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Heinkel P.1080
'Ramjet Fighter'
Heinkel P.1080
'Ramjet Fighter'
Kit 142 1/48
PT-19 Cornell
'US Basic Trainer'
PT-19 Cornell
'US Basic Trainer'
Kit 143 1/72
F-91 III Thunderceptor Radar Version
F-91 III Thunderceptor Radar Version
Kit 144 1/72
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US Navy Torpedo bomber
XTB2D-1 Skypirate
US Navy Torpedo bomber
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German WWI Reccon
Rumpler C.I
German WWI Reccon
Kit 146 1/48
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Yes Planet 1+1 Cal
Kit 153 1/48
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Kit 167 1/48
Rumpler C.IV
Rumpler C.IV
Kit 168 1/48
H-1 Racing Plane
'Long Wing Version'
H-1 Racing Plane
'Long Wing Version'
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Heinkel P.1078B WWII Night Fighter Jet Project
Heinkel P.1078B WWII Night Fighter Jet Project
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SNCASE SE-100 French Heavy Fighter Prototype
SNCASE SE-100 French Heavy Fighter Prototype
1+1 Online
Kit 175 1/48
PT-28 Cornell
PT-28 Cornell
Kit 176 1/72
Blohm & Voss P.213 Minatur-Jäger German Fighter Project
Blohm & Voss P.213 Minatur-Jäger German Fighter Project
Kit 179 1/48
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