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What is PDS 70c, recently seen in news?
A)
Asteroid
B)
Gas giant
C)
Oort Cloud
D)
Goldilocks Planet

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Gas giant


Scientists have clearly identified for the first time a moon-forming area around a planet beyond our solar system. PDS 70c is a gas giant discovered in 2019, the U.S. space agency NASA says. It is one of two exoplanets orbiting the orange-colored star PDS 70. The exoplanets sit about 370 light years from Earth. A light year is the distance light travels in a year, about 9.5 trillion kilometers.

Published On : July 27, 2021
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