A strange solar system of seven exoplanets has scientists fascinated after its discovery, with data from the Kepler Space Telescope. The temperature of each of these worlds and their sizes are enough for experts to set their eyes on this region of the universe, more than 4 thousand light years away from Earth.
The planetary system was named Kepler-385, the name given to its massive star. Finding a region with seven exoplanets is very strange. Whenever these types of findings occur, efforts are combined to investigate whether any of them can record the development of life as we know it.
At a distance of 4,000 years, it is difficult to know, since perhaps they are not developed enough to know if the magical phenomenon that we experience every day on Earth occurred in any of them. That is why we focus our attention on this system, to see if elements similar to our past are found.
The star is similar to the Sun, approximately 10% larger and 5% hotter than our star. The two inner planets, both slightly larger than Earth, are probably rocky and may have thin atmospheres. The other five planets are larger (each with a radius about twice that of Earth) and are expected to be shrouded in thick atmospheres, the report says. NASA in a note on its official portal.
It appears the worlds have not yet developed atmospheres strong enough to prevent the star from heating them too much. Therefore, temperatures are recorded in each one that make, for now, life impossible.
“We have put together the most precise list of Kepler planet candidates and their properties to date. “NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered most of the known exoplanets, and this new catalog will allow astronomers to learn more about their characteristics,” said author Jack Lissauer, research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California. main part of the update of the catalog of exoplanets discovered with the Kepler Space Telescope.
The Kepler Telescope is now retired. All the discoveries made with this tool are part of the data that the device itself has already captured while it was working.
Kepler works using a method called transit. When a planet passes in front of its star, it blocks a small amount of light. The Kepler telescope can detect these small changes in starlight, allowing scientists to identify planets orbiting them.