Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Amazing Planet - Weird Planet in the Universe

The universe consists of stars and planets innumerable. Much smaller than our planet, but the amount is greater, so much more. The nature and mass of the planets are scattered in the entire universe is also different. Here are some of the planet's most bizarre and unique that astronomers have discovered. viva

Epsilon Eridani b Planet distance is very close to the earth, only about 10.5 light-years. So close that we could observe with a telescope. Photo: NASA, ESA, G.F. Benedict

Paltry has 3 solar planets. The distance from the earth about 149 light years. Photo: NASA / JPL 's Planetquest / Caltech

Planet OGLE-2005-BLG-390L b is the coldest and farthest planet away from the earth, about 28 thousand light years. Photo: ESO

The planet WASP-12b is the hottest planet ever discovered. Surface temperature reaches 3200 degrees Celsius. It lies 870 light years from Earth. Photo: ESA / NASA

The planet sweeps-10 has the fastest orbital speed. The time it takes the planet to completely surround the star is only about 10 hours. Photo: NASA, ESA, A. Schaller (for STScI)

Astronomers estimate the entire surface of the planet covered by water GJ 1214b. Planet of the amount of three times the size of the earth is located about 40 light years from Earth. Photo: David A. Aguilar, CFA

Kepler Planet-10b, until recently in the know as the smallest planet outside solar system. This dwarf planet discovered in January 2011. Photo: NASA

Dubbed Planet TrES-4 is the largest known planet to date. The size is 1.7 x the planet Jupiter. The distance from the earth about 1400 light years. Photo: Jeffrey Hall, Lowell Observatory