The solar-powered Juno spacecraft that was launched in 2011 to improve our understanding of Jupiter’s…
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.
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…