Researchers Examine Phase Changes for Insight to Planet Formation
Researchers have gained a deeper insight into planet formation by studying the phase changes between different types of melts. Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory…
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Juno Spacecraft Completes First Trajectory Correction Maneuver
The solar-powered Juno spacecraft that was launched in 2011 to improve our understanding of Jupiter’s formation and evolution just completed the mission’s first trajectory correction…
Team of International Scientists Discover New Super-Earth
Using public data from the European Southern Observatory with measurements from the Keck Observatory’s High Resolution Echelle Spectrograph and the Carnegie Planet Finder Spectrograph at…
Milky Way Galaxy Has Over 100 Billion Planets
According to a recently completed statistical study by an international team of astronomers, our galaxy has at least 100 billion planets. Gravitational microlensing was used…
Astronomers Discover 18 New Planets
Good news today for fans of giant planets. Astronomers have found 18 new alien planets. They are all Jupiter-size gas giants that circle stars larger…
Scientists Rank Most Livable Alien Worlds
In the old days it used to be largely guess-work when determining which alien worlds might be most livable, but not anymore. These days we…
Scientists Probe Earth’s Core To Gain a Better Understanding of Planet Formation
Scientists discover that the Earth’s core may not be what they originally thought; an iron-oxygen mix. Yes, the liquid outer core of the planet is…
