How Big Can a Planet Get? Is There a Size Limit to Celestial Bodies?

SPACE 11.16.2023 09:00 AM

There are several factors that affect planet’s size, which originated from the early stage of planet formation. Learn more about it in this article.

Oldest Continents in the Milky Way May Signal Older, More Advanced Extraterrestrial Life

11.09.2023 22:51 PM

Milky Way's ancient continents, possibly 5 billion years older than Earth's, hint at advanced extraterrestrial life on distant exoplanets, reveals recent research. Read the article for more details.

Infrared Auroras on Uranus Captured For the First Time: New Discovery Offers Clue to the Planet's Puzzling Heat

10.30.2023 19:33 PM

The Keck II telescope in Hawaii observed Uranus's first-ever observed infrared auroras, caused by excited hydrogen molecules in its atmosphere. Read the article for more details.

Exoplanet K2-18b Could Be a Hycean Water World That Supports Life, JWST Observations Reveal

09.13.2023 00:35 AM

Moving forward, the researchers hope to use the Webb telescope to confirm the presence of dimethyl sulfide in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b. Read to learn more.

What Happened to Pluto? Why Is It No Longer a Planet but Has Become a World?

07.28.2023 12:30 PM

Only 76 years after its discovery, Pluto’s status was downgraded to that of a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Read the article to find out why.

Earth's Ever-Changing Surface Caused Dynamic Plate Tectonics That Started 1.3 Billion Years After the Planet Formed

07.27.2023 05:18 AM

Researchers found evidence in Australia that plate tectonic movements on Earth started 3.2 billion years ago. Continue reading to learn more.

Water Vapor Detected in Baby Planet System Sheds Light Into Its Potential Habitability, Earth's Origins

07.25.2023 05:11 AM

Scientists study water's arrival on Earth and its implications for exoplanets using PDS 70, a planetary system 370 light-years away. Continue reading to learn more.

Exoplanet That Shouldn’t Exist Named the Most Reflective Planet Due to Its Metallic Clouds

07.12.2023 06:01 AM

Exoplanet LTT9779 b is reportedly the most reflective planet ever observed in the Solar System. Continue reading to learn more.

7-Year-Old Girl Suffers From Chronic Coughing After Swallowing or Inhaling a Toothpaste Cap

06.29.2023 10:30 AM

A little girl suffered from an unexplainable cough due to a foreign object, which turned out to be a toothpaste cap. Read to know the full story.

Jupiter-Like Exoplanet Defies Doom Even After a Cosmic Cataclysm at the Hands of Its Own Sun

06.29.2023 02:28 AM

Astronomers found an exoplanet that should not exist as it should have met its demise after its star engulfed it in a cosmic cataclysm. Read the article to learn more.

No, It's Not Planet X: Rogue Exoplanet Could Be Hiding in Oort Cloud at Solar System's Edge, Study Suggests

06.28.2023 02:20 AM

The rogue planet that experts think could be hiding within the Oort cloud is not the long-sought Planet X. Read to learn more.

Earth's Atmosphere: Facts About the Protective Layer of the Planet That Make Life Possible

06.19.2023 11:32 AM

The Earth's atmosphere acts as a crucial protective shield that sustains life by shielding living things from the Sun's heat and radiation and supplying breathable air. Check out the article to learn about the six atmospheric layers of Earth.

Giant Magellan Telescope Will Be Equipped With Large Earth Finder To Search for Biosignatures in Exoplanets

06.14.2023 09:05 AM

The Giant Magellan Telescope will come with a Large Earth Finder to help search for habitable exoplanets. Continue reading for more details.

Earth's Noctilucent Clouds Return; Here's How To Spot the Driest, Coldest, Rarest, Highest Clouds on the Planet

06.05.2023 22:16 PM

The peak season for viewing noctilucent clouds is when summer solstice in June takes place up. This season goes on until the end of July. Read to learn more.

Which Planet in the Solar System Is Closest to Earth? Surprise, It’s neither Venus nor Mars

05.29.2023 08:50 AM

Scientists verified through calculations and simulations that neither Venus nor Mars holds the title of the closest planet to Earth. Find out which among the planets in the Solar System has this title.

Polar Cyclone Spotted Swirling on Uranus’ North Pole

05.25.2023 10:40 AM

A polar vortex was spotted on the north pole of Uranus, suggesting an existence of a cyclone. Continue reading for the details.

Is It True That 1.3 Million Earths Can Fit Inside the Sun? Science Enthusiast Debunks Previous Calculations

05.25.2023 06:23 AM

NASA calculates that about 1.3 million earths can fit inside the Sun, but it is not simple. Check out how many earths can fit into this enormous ball of fire.

Saturn's Rings Are No Older Than 400 Million Years Old, Younger Than the Gas Giant Planet Itself

05.16.2023 01:57 AM

Researchers determined that the accumulation of dust on Saturn's rings is a relatively recent event of just about a few hundred million years. Read the article to learn more.

Human Population on the Brink of Decline: Does Fewer People Mean Better Future for the Planet?

05.05.2023 10:30 AM

Experts project a decline in world population as fertility rates are falling fast in many parts of the world and experts are optimistic about its positive effect on our planet. Read the article to learn more.

Saturn's Inner Rings Are Disappearing, Getting Sucked Into Planet's Atmosphere; Will They Totally Vanish?

05.05.2023 00:02 AM

Astronomers aim to know more about the rate Saturn's ring system shrinks. Read to learn more. The inner rings of Saturn are steadily vanishing as they are getting sucked into the planet's atmosphere.

Star Rapidly Increases Brightness by 100 Times Before Fading as It Swallows a Planet

05.04.2023 09:30 AM

A star was spotted for the first time eating a planet. Read to know the full story. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ) Star Rapidly Increases Brightness by 100 Times Before Fading as It Swallows a Planet Astronomers had finally witnessed a dying star engulfing a planet.