A study has identified 11 chemical elements in the atmosphere of the extremely hot exoplanet…
Browsing: Planets
Planets are celestial bodies that orbit stars, formed from the gas and dust of young solar systems. They come in a wide variety—from rocky worlds like Earth and Mars to gas giants like Jupiter and ice giants like Neptune. Studying planets helps scientists understand how solar systems form and evolve, including the conditions that might support life. This field includes both planets in our own solar system and exoplanets, planets orbiting stars beyond the Sun, discovered by powerful telescopes and space missions. This page features the latest research and discoveries about planets, their atmospheres, surfaces, and potential habitability.
The exoplanet LP 890-9c, orbiting near the inner edge of its habitable zone, offers scientists…
A multi-institution team found evidence that the Earth’s magnetic field was stable 3.9 to 3.4…
8 Ursae Minoris b, a giant planet, surprisingly survives despite its host star’s expansion that…
Scientists from the University of Warwick propose a new method of planet formation, known as…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provided unique near-infrared imagery of Saturn on June 25, 2023.…
Astronomers from the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy have discovered a planet that survived…
A study from the University of Rochester, using zircon crystals, found that plate tectonics was…
On March 1, 2023, NASA’s Juno mission completed its 49th close flyby of Jupiter. As…
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has made its third of six gravity assist flybys at Mercury,…
Earth formed in a few million years, much quicker than previously thought, through the rapid…
ESA’s Mars Express mission has released a color-rich, detailed mosaic of Mars to mark its…
Mars appears in the night sky different from all the other gleaming dots in the…
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have created the first detailed temperature map of…
University of Florida astronomers find that hundreds of millions of planets orbiting dwarf stars in…
Researchers have used NASA’s Juno mission data to suggest that Jupiter’s changing stripes could be…
The Mars Express spacecraft has revealed fascinating features on Ascraeus Mons, Mars’ second-largest shield volcano.…
NASA’s Cassini mission data suggests that Saturn’s rings are young, possibly only a few hundred…