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Category: Extreme Worlds | Discovered by NASA’s Spitzer & Other Observatories A World That Sparkles in Theory Imagine a planet where mountains might glitter, where the crust could be rich…
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Red Giants
In the main sequence stage (the long middle of a star’s life), a star fuses hydrogen into helium in its core. This fusion produces energy, which pushes outward against gravity’s pull.
But once the hydrogen in the core runs out, fusion slows.
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Bosons
A boson is a particle that follows integer spin — that is, its spin is 0, 1, 2, and so on.
This property makes it fundamentally different from matter-building particles (fermions), which have half-integer spins (like ½).
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Plasma Proteins
Plasma proteins are large organic molecules found in the plasma part of the blood. They are mainly synthesized by:
The liver (majority)
The plasma cells (lymphocytes) — especially immunoglobulins
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Kepler-22b
At 2.4 times Earth’s radius, Kepler-22b sits in a curious category between rocky and gaseous worlds. Astronomers call these “super-Earths” or “mini-Neptunes,” planets that may possess thick atmospheres or vast global oceans.
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The Psychology of Habits: Why They’re Hard to Break and Build
It’s a new week, you had promised yourself that you’d wake up early everyday, go for a quick jog, and eat something healthy before involving in other activities of the…
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In early 2020, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) quietly made history. Among thousands of worlds it was scanning, it found a small, rocky planet orbiting a dim red-dwarf star about 100 light-years away in the southern constellation Dorado.
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Electron Degeneracy Pressure
At its core, electron degeneracy pressure is just this:
The pushback that happens when electrons are forced too close together, but can’t occupy the same position or energy state.
It’s like trying to fit two people into one seat — they’ll automatically push apart because the rules of space won’t allow overlap.
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Half-Integer Spin – 1/2
Half-integer spin is a quantum property of particles that makes them behave uniquely — they must spin twice to return to their original state, and they cannot share the same space or state with identical particles.
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Degeneracy Pressure
Degeneracy pressure is a special kind of push that comes from quantum physics. It happens when tiny particles like electrons or neutrons are packed so closely together that they have no more room to move into. Since no two of these particles can share the exact same “space” or state, they push back when squeezed — creating a pressure that stops them from being crushed any further.