Tag: Planet

Scientists Find Earth-Sized Planet That Could Hold Life

A group of academics has identified a planet that could potentially support life. They’re describing Gliese 12 b as a planet within the habitable zone of its own solar system. The planet orbits a red dwarf star 40 light years away from the Earth in the Pisces constellation. University College of London scientist Larissa Palethorpe […]

Sheila Jackson Lee Says Moon Is a ‘Planet’ That’s ‘Made Up of Mostly Gases,’ But Things Only Get Worse When She Tries to Correct It

One would hope that elected officials would know more about astronomy than the average middle schooler. Well, despite having served as the U.S. Representative for Texas’ 18th Congressional District since 1995, up to and including leading the House Science Committee’s space subcommittee, Sheila Jackson Lee apparently did not. Instead she made a series of absurd […]