{"id":2900,"date":"2017-11-21T18:55:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T02:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/?p=2900"},"modified":"2021-05-26T14:59:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T21:59:15","slug":"exoplanet-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/exoplanet-messenger\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Exoplanet &#038; Interstellar Messenger | Update 20.3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Run Steam to download Update 20.3, or buy Universe Sandbox \u00b2 via <a href=\"http:\/\/universesandbox.com\">our website<\/a> or the <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/230290\/\">Steam Store<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Update 20.3 features two new simulations for the recently discovered exoplanet, Ross 128 b, and the first observed interstellar visitor, \u2018Oumuamua. This update also includes a number of smaller improvements and bug fixes.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Ross 128 b<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2904\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Universe-Sandbox-\u00b2-Ross-128-650x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Universe-Sandbox-\u00b2-Ross-128-650x366.jpg 650w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Universe-Sandbox-\u00b2-Ross-128-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Universe-Sandbox-\u00b2-Ross-128-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Universe-Sandbox-\u00b2-Ross-128.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On November 15, 2017 astronomers with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) discovered Ross 128 b, a potentially habitable, Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star 11 light years away.<\/p>\n<p>Though Ross 128 b is farther than the closest temperate planet, Proxima b, it orbits a \u201cquieter\u201d red dwarf that emits far less deadly ultraviolet and X-ray radiation. This makes it a much better candidate for habitability.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/news\/eso1736\/\">Learn more on ESO\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See Ross 128 b in Universe Sandbox \u00b2:<br \/>\n<strong>Home &gt; Open &gt; Ross 128 with Earth-sized Planet<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Oumuamua<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2905\" src=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Universe-Sandbox-\u00b2-Oumuamua-650x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Universe-Sandbox-\u00b2-Oumuamua-650x366.jpg 650w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Universe-Sandbox-\u00b2-Oumuamua-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Universe-Sandbox-\u00b2-Oumuamua-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Universe-Sandbox-\u00b2-Oumuamua.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On October 19, 2017, astronomers in Hawaii observed an asteroid soaring past Earth. Analysis of its trajectory revealed that it is the first interstellar object ever observed in our solar system. Nicknamed \u2018Oumuamua, meaning \u201ca messenger from afar arriving first,\u201d the asteroid carries the story of a distant star system born a long time ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/solar-system-s-first-interstellar-visitor-dazzles-scientists\">Learn more about \u2018Oumuamua on NASA&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See \u2018Oumuamua in Universe Sandbox \u00b2:<br \/>\n<strong>Home &gt; Open &gt; Oumuamua in 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/u\/1\/d\/1TTsJL-ddM_i5RjfnQV5_R-hocRCin6hxAiCuVlytRtA\/view\">Check out the full list of What\u2019s New in Update 20.3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/universesandbox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\" data-size=\"large\">Follow @universesandbox<\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/page.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FUniverseSandbox%2F&amp;tabs&amp;width=340&amp;height=70&amp;small_header=true&amp;adapt_container_width=true&amp;hide_cover=false&amp;show_facepile=false&amp;appId\" width=\"340\" height=\"70\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Run Steam to download Update 20.3, or buy Universe Sandbox \u00b2 via our website or the Steam Store. Update 20.3 features two new simulations for the recently discovered exoplanet, Ross 128 b, and the first observed interstellar visitor, \u2018Oumuamua. This update also includes a number of smaller improvements and bug fixes. &nbsp; Ross 128 b [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-development","category-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2900"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4713,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2900\/revisions\/4713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}