Jovian jet streams above the cloud tops measured using the aftermath of comet collision. Working…
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.
A field of sand dunes occupies this frosty 5-kilometer (3-mile) diameter crater in the high…
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have been shedding light on the enigmatic “spiders from Mars,”…
Cassini’s 2009 equinox image revealed Saturn’s rings casting a thin shadow, a cosmic moment captured…
New data challenges the long-held theory that all of Mars’ water escaped into space. Billions…
A new study tracks the life cycle of the spectacular ultraviolet storms in the big…
Hubble has revealed seasonal changes in Saturn’s atmosphere, including brighter equatorial regions and shifting wind…
The massive storm near the gas giant’s equator has been shrinking, but collisions with a…
ALMA has revealed record-breaking winds in Jupiter’s stratosphere, with polar jet streams reaching 1450 km/h.…
The gas-giant orbiter is illuminating the provenance of Jovian polar light shows. New results from…
New Study Challenges Long-Held Theory of Fate of Mars’ Water The new science results indicate…
‘Oumuamua, the first interstellar object observed in our solar system, is now thought to be…
Researchers simulated metal-rich lava flows to predict what volcanism might look like on metallic bodies…
A blazing planet may orbit Vega—its first, and possibly one of the hottest yet. Astronomers…
University of Chicago study finds way that hot, rocky planets in other systems could form…
A new imaging method revealed a potential Neptune-sized planet in Alpha Centauri’s habitable zone, advancing…
A Rocky Planet Discovered in the Virgo Constellation Is an Astronomer’s Dream A newly discovered…
The IBeA research group of the University of the Basque Country has proposed a method…