An Additional Planet Between Saturn and Uranus Was Kicked Out of the Solar System
Where were Jupiter and Saturn born? New work led by Carnegie’s Matt Clement reveals the likely original locations of Saturn and Jupiter. These findings refine…
Where were Jupiter and Saturn born? New work led by Carnegie’s Matt Clement reveals the likely original locations of Saturn and Jupiter. These findings refine…
Two new studies from the University of Melbourne will help the largest, most powerful, and complex space telescope ever built to uncover galaxies never before…
Scientists at CU Boulder are developing a satellite about the size of a toaster oven to explore one of the cosmos’ most fundamental mysteries: How…
These icy bodies are the leftovers from planet formation. In the distant reaches of the solar system lies a region called the Kuiper Belt. Beyond…
University of Delaware professors from astronomy, international relations, and psychology say what signs of life on Venus means for earthlings. The planet Venus has arguably…
This ethereal remnant of a long dead star, nestled in the belly of The Whale, bears an uneasy resemblance to a skull floating through space….
Active regions on the sun combined to look something like a jack-o-lantern’s face on October 8, 2014. The active regions appear brighter because those are…
Massive galaxies were already much more mature in the early universe than previously expected. This was shown by an international team of astronomers who studied…
International team including University of Warwick astronomers discovers a new class of planet, the Ultra Hot Neptune The planet was found in the Neptunian Desert,…
Sorry Charlie Brown, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is taking a peek at what might best be described as the “Greater Pumpkin,” that looks like a…
Appearing within the boundless darkness of space, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s snapshot of NGC 34 looks more like an otherworldly, bioluminescent creature from the…
The artificial impactor disturbed boulders within a 30m radius from the center of the impact crater- providing important insight into asteroids’ resurfacing processes. Professor ARAKAWA…
Our Galaxy may be teeming with rogue planets, gravitationally unbound to any star. An international team of scientists, led by Polish astronomers, has announced the…
Are we alone in the universe? It is one of the most profound questions posed in modern astronomy. But although our understanding of the cosmos…
NASA scientists identified a molecule in Titan’s atmosphere that has never been detected in any other atmosphere. In fact, many chemists have probably barely heard…
Tiny Moon Shadows May Harbor Hidden Stores of Ice Hidden pockets of water could be much more common on the surface of the moon than…
Researcher made first observations of asteroid at mid-ultraviolet wavelengths. A new study authored by Southwest Research Institute planetary scientist Dr. Tracy Becker discusses several new…
NASA’s Cosmic Time Machine: The James Webb Space Telescope Our universe is a wild and wonderful place. Join NASA astronauts, scientists and engineers on a…