Tolerance.ca
Director / Editor: Victor Teboul, Ph.D.
Looking inside ourselves and out at the world
Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based.

Astronomers Measure 8,690 KPH Winds on Exoplanet

Exoplanet HD 189733b is an extremely windy place, according to researchers, who say it is the first time weather on an exoplanet has been observed. Writing in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, researchers from the University of Warwick say winds on the planet, which is over 60 light years away, blow at an astonishing 8,690 kilometers per hour from its day side to the night side. That is 20 times faster than the most severe wind ever measured on Earth. “This is the first ever weather...


Read complete article

© Voice of America -
Subscribe to Tolerance.ca


Follow us on ...
Facebook Twitter