Five New Rocky Planets Discovered in Kepler Data
Researchers announced that ground-based follow-up observations of Kepler’s exoplanet systems have resulted in the discovery of five new rocky planets. More than three-quarters of the…
Researchers announced that ground-based follow-up observations of Kepler’s exoplanet systems have resulted in the discovery of five new rocky planets. More than three-quarters of the…
Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers from the University of Chicago have detected clear evidence of clouds in the atmosphere of exoplanet GJ1214b….
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured the first images of the Chinese Chang’e 3 lander on the Moon. Chang’e 3 landed on Mare Imbrium (Sea…
New data from NASA’s AIM spacecraft show a vast bank of noctilucent clouds blanketing Antarctica. Data from NASA’s AIM spacecraft show that noctilucent clouds are…
MIT researchers have developed a new technique for determining the mass of exoplanets using only their transit signal, helping researchers determine the mass of exoplanets…
Detailed analysis of the recently discovered Luhman 16AB system has revealed that the pair of failed stars may be harboring a planet. Pasadena, California —…
New data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has helped scientists better understand how Titan’s liquids, solids and gases interact, revealing clues about Saturn’s Earth-like moon. This…
In a newly published study, researchers using Hubble Space Telescope data report the detection of transient water vapor at Europa’s south pole. Though it’s five…
Using data from NASA’s Galileo mission, researchers have discovered clay-type minerals on the surface of Europa for the first time. A new analysis of data…
While analyzing detailed global surface temperature maps, researchers discovered the coldest place on Earth: a high ridge in Antarctica on the East Antarctic Plateau. What…
Newly published research shows that an ancient lake on Mars had fresh water and contained key biological elements such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and…
Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet that is unlike anything in our own Solar System. HD 106906 b has 11 times the mass of Jupiter and…
Using Hubble’s high-performance Wide Field Camera 3, astronomers have peered into the atmospheres of five distant exoplanets, finding faint signatures of water in their atmospheres….
Using data from NASA’s twin STEREO spacecrafts, scientists have confirmed the existence of a circumsolar dust ring that encircles the Sun and closely follows the…
Based on an analysis of a 4.4 billion-year-old Martian meteorite discovered in the Sahara desert, researchers believe they have uncovered the first recognized sample of…
A new study from MIT researchers has found that Mars, like Earth, can “refresh” asteroid surfaces if in close enough contact. For nearly as…
Data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has led to the discovery of feldspar minerals on Mars, providing the most compelling evidence to date that Mars…
As scientists ready for the launch of the MAVEN orbiter, a newly released ScienceCast video ponders the question, What Happened to Mars? Billions of years…