Venus - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet 39 light years away which is similar to which existing planet in the Solar System?

a. Mars
b. Venus
c. Jupiter
d. Saturn
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Venus

Explanation:
Astronomers have discovered a new rocky exoplanet 39 light years away which can host an atmosphere. Though the aim was to find a twin earth, a Venus type exoplanet has been discovered instead. The planet-GJ 1132b -orbits a red dwarf star only 1/5th the size of the Sun. The star is also cooler than the Sun, emitting just 1200th as much light. GJ 1132b circles its star every 1.6 days at a distance of 1.4 million miles. It has high temperature of 232 degree C.