More than 60 moons orbit Saturn and by combining data from NASA’s Cassini mission with…
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.
As NASA’s Kepler Mission continues to supply important data and continuously monitors stars for transit…
Once scientists realized that their understanding of the distribution of galaxies was incorrect, researchers began…
According to a new study set to be published this week, rogue planets might not…
It’s hard to imagine planets that zip around at 30 million mph, but it was…
Scientists now have a better understanding of gas giant exoplanets and what is going on…
There is more to Mercury than scientists previously thought. MESSENGER, the first ever probe to…
By analyzing earthshine and observing the Moon using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, researchers are using…
A recent study by researchers at the Kavli Institute for Particle Physics and Cosmology (KIPAC)…
Researchers have gained a deeper insight into planet formation by studying the phase changes between…
The solar-powered Juno spacecraft that was launched in 2011 to improve our understanding of Jupiter’s…
Using public data from the European Southern Observatory with measurements from the Keck Observatory’s High…
According to a recently completed statistical study by an international team of astronomers, our galaxy…
Good news today for fans of giant planets. Astronomers have found 18 new alien planets.…
In the old days it used to be largely guess-work when determining which alien worlds…
Scientists discover that the Earth’s core may not be what they originally thought; an iron-oxygen…