GQ Lupi B, a massive “super Jupiter” about 500 light-years away, has a surrounding disc…
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.
TRAPPIST-1’s seven planets likely formed sequentially near the snow line and migrated inward, producing the…
A new astrogeology study suggests that most nearby rocky exoplanets are quite unlike anything in…
Leicester study of data captured in orbit around Jupiter has revealed new insights into what’s…
BepiColombo’s Mercury flyby offered first-ever southern hemisphere magnetic data, exosphere sampling, and sonified “sounds” of…
Is there oxygen on Mars? Yes, Mars has oxygen but not very much and definitely…
A new study shows how the chemicals in an exoplanet’s atmosphere can, in some cases,…
Juno reveals Jupiter’s storms run deep, its jet streams are vast, and its polar cyclones…
Gemini South has enabled the first direct measurement of water and carbon monoxide in an…
Meteorite evidence shows a vast early Solar System gap that divided rocky planets from gas…
Astronomers have announced evidence for a possible planet in another galaxy. This “exoplanet” would be…
The surface of Venus is utterly inhospitable for life: barren, dry, crushed under an atmosphere…
NASA’s Perseverance rover captures a geologic feature with details that offer clues to the area’s…
A young exoplanet, 2M0437b, has been imaged orbiting in the Taurus Cloud, making it one…
Rocky planets reflect their stars’ composition but sometimes hold more iron, offering clues to their…
Such planetary smashups are likely common in young solar systems, but they haven’t been directly…
Lawrence Livermore Optics Used To Spot Elusive Aurora on Red Planet The United Arab Emirates’…
Is there weather on Mars? Short answer: yes! And just like on Earth, it varies…