{"id":238640,"date":"2023-07-06T07:58:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T11:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=296675"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:45:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:45:28","slug":"nasa-has-discovered-something-in-space-that-was-thought-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/nasa-has-discovered-something-in-space-that-was-thought-impossible\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA&#8217;s groundbreaking discovery shatters long-held beliefs about the impossible in space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Space is fascinating. Within it, we have all sorts of planets, celestial bodies, stars, red giants, black holes\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-telescope-is-going-to-travel-into-deep-space-to-answer-the-big-questions-of-the-universe?ex=RAMP-1114.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">That&#8217;s why we continue to launch telescopes into the depths of the cosmos<\/a> to uncover all its secrets.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"NASA App\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2cddcc48-a4d6-11e6-88af-00163ec9f5fa\/3678680588\/nasa-app-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">NASA App<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/nasa-is-creating-a-chatgpt-that-will-make-2001-a-space-odyssey-a-reality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">astronomers from NASA<\/a> have made an incredible discovery in space. They have found a planet the size of Earth that orbits a star beyond our solar system, and it is likely to be covered in volcanoes, according to researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technically, this planet is an exoplanet, meaning it is located outside of our solar system. <strong>In the scientific paper that details the discovery, the researchers have given it the nickname LP 791-18 d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The planet was discovered while the researchers were studying a small star that was already known to host two larger planets. <strong>These two bodies were first discovered in June 2019<\/strong> using NASA&#8217;s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASA&#039;s Spitzer, TESS Find LP 791-18 d, Potential Earth Size Planet covered Covered in Volcanoes\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yv2JNbeIiek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">86 light years from Earth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The planet is located in the Milky Way, about 86 light-years away from our solar system. <strong>A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year<\/strong>. Observations by the researchers suggest that the planet is rugged and rocky, with constant volcanic eruptions occurring on its surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The scientists did not directly observe the volcanoes<\/strong>, but they used observations of how the planet interacts with one of the other larger planets that orbit the same faint star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The larger planet exerts a strong gravitational pull, which can cause the smaller, newly discovered planet to squeeze and flex, heating up its interior and triggering volcanic activity on the surface. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/an-asteroid-approaches-earth-at-26000-km-and-nasa-says-this?ex=RAMP-1114.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">By the way, an asteroid is heading towards Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not Mr. Spock&#39;s Home Planet, Vulcan, But Could Be ???<br><br>LP 791-18 d, shown here in an artist&#39;s concept, is an Earth-size world about 90 light-years away.<br><br>1\ufe0f\u20e3<br>The gravitational tug from a more massive planet in the system, shown as a blue disk in the background, may result in&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/djXABsEjU3\">pic.twitter.com\/djXABsEjU3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ???? ???????\u2077 \u221e\u2203\u228d \u2248 \u1455O\u054f\u15f0I\u1455 \u15f0\u15f4\u054f\u054f\u15f4\u144e\u161c\u15f4\u1587 (@LuisADomDaly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LuisADomDaly\/status\/1660613524123537410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Observations show that the smaller planet undergoes deformation as it orbits around the star. <strong>The motion is comparable to that of Io<\/strong>, a moon of Jupiter, which is the most volcanically active body in our solar system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The planet, which is tidally locked, could also potentially host water, according to the researchers<\/strong>. One side of the planet is too hot, but the other remains in perpetual darkness, which, according to scientists, could plausibly allow for water condensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the research team, the planet may also sustain an atmosphere, although the type of atmosphere it is capable of hosting will vary depending on its formation history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the larger planets near <strong>LP 791-18 d has been approved for further study with the James Webb Space Telescope<\/strong>, NASA reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/LP-791-18-d-planeta-NASA-800x450-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238646\" 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