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Astronomers find higher incidence of ‘hot Jupiters’ in star clusters

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jupiterBerlin:A team of astronomers using data from the La Silla observatory in Chile found that planets known as “hot Jupiters” are more common in a star cluster in the constellation of Cancer than around stars outside clusters.

Hot Jupiters are exoplanets – planets outside the Solar System – that have at least 36 percent the mass of Jupiter and are much closer to their respective parent stars than Jupiter is to the Sun.

A hot Jupiter’s orbital period is less than 10 days, while the original Jupiter takes the equivalent of 10 Earth-years to orbit the Sun, EFE reported.

The discovery was the result of years of work by scientists from Chile, Brazil and Europe, led by Roberto Saglia of Germany’s Max-Planck-Institut and Luca Pasquini from the European Southern Observatory, which operates the La Silla installation.

The team collected high-precision measurements of 88 stars in Messier 67, a star cluster about the same age as the Sun.

“This is really a striking result,” according to Anna Brucalassi, who carried out the analysis. “The new results mean that there are hot Jupiters around some 5 percent of the Messier 67 stars studied – far more than in comparable studies of stars not in clusters, where the rate is more like 1 percent.”

Scientists think these giant exoplanets probably formed at a much greater distance from their stars and gradually moved closer, as was the case with Jupiter.

What astronomers are still trying to determine is what causes Jupiter and similar planets to move toward their respective stars.

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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