New Minor Planets Discovered Beyond Neptune Using Dark Energy Survey Data
This updated catalog of trans-Neptunian objects and the methods used to find them could aid in future searches for undiscovered planets in the far reaches…
This updated catalog of trans-Neptunian objects and the methods used to find them could aid in future searches for undiscovered planets in the far reaches…
At only 1% the age of the sun, the DS Tuc binary system shows us how a planet might naturally develop before its orbit is…
Simulations of early impacts produce a mixed Mars mantle and hint at longer timescale for the planet’s formation. The early solar system was a chaotic…
A batch of new papers summarizes the lander’s findings above and below the surface of the Red Planet. A new understanding of Mars is beginning…
By measuring iron isotopes, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown that our planet originally formed much faster than previously thought. This finding provides…
While InSight’s seismometer has been patiently waiting for the next big marsquake to illuminate its interior and define its crust-mantle-core structure, two scientists, Takashi Yoshizaki…
The mission publishes its first stream of data on the amount of water in Jupiter’s atmosphere — the first findings on the gas giant’s water…
Deep within Earth, swirling liquid iron generates our planet’s protective magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is vital for life on Earth’s surface:…
A “beating heart” of frozen nitrogen controls Pluto’s winds and may give rise to features on its surface, according to new research. Pluto’s renowned heart-shaped…
A type of Martian aurora first identified by NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft in 2016 is actually the most common form of aurora occurring on the Red…
Scientists may have figured out how dust particles can stick together to form planets, according to a Rutgers co-authored study that may also help to…
Astronomers using ESO’s SPHERE instrument at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed that the asteroid Hygiea could be classified as a dwarf planet. The…
There is an as-yet-unseen population of Jupiter-like planets orbiting nearby Sun-like stars, awaiting discovery by future missions. Washington, DC — There is an as-yet-unseen population…
Venus may have been a temperate planet hosting liquid water for 2-3 billion years, until a dramatic transformation starting over 700 million years ago resurfaced…
Research of Cassini data suggests icy rings are as old as the solar system itself. No one knows for certain when Saturn’s iconic rings formed,…
A Columbia study suggests chunks of an exomoon’s dusty outer layers of ice, gas and carbonaceous rock may be accumulating in a disk surrounding star….
The search for Earth-like planets has intensified as astronomers continue to look for potential life on other worlds. Now one of the leading exoplanet hunters…
The New Horizons team has discovered a chain of exotic snowcapped mountains stretching across the dark expanse on Pluto informally named Cthulhu Regio. One of…