Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Reaches Nearest Approach to Venus

SPACE 12.28.2020 18:00 PM

The joint American-European Solar Orbiter spacecraft "had an appointment with Venus" yesterday morning, the first "in a series of planetary flybys" to hone the orbit of a probe on its journey to the sun.

Astronomers Found Rock-Raining Exoplanet With 60-Mile-Deep Lava Seas

11.05.2020 12:00 PM

The Earth-size planet has winds four times the speed of sound with temperatures of about 3,000 degrees Centigrade on one side - hot enough to vaporize rock.

NASA's Juno Spots "Dancing' Sprites, Elves" in Jupiter's Atmosphere

10.28.2020 11:00 AM

For the first time, NASA's Juno spotted "elves and sprites" in Jupiter's upper atmosphere that are not lightning.

Planet, Canon Are Next Rideshare Clients for Rocket Lab

09.23.2020 08:30 AM

Aerospace company Rocket Lab has announced that its next mission will be carrying payloads from Planet and Canon Electronics through the ridesharing capacities of its Electron rocket, September 22.

There Might Be ‘Ocean World’ Planets Within the Milky Way, Planetary Scientist Claims

06.19.2020 08:08 AM

Astronomers believe that several exoplanets may be habitable, showing heat signatures and ocean world properties through mathematical calculations.

We Might Share Our Milky Way With 36 Other Life Forms – Here’s Why We’ll Never Know

06.16.2020 05:54 AM

Astrophysicists calculated how many life forms may exist within our Milky Way, yet it's impossible to communicate with them with our current technology. Is it possible that life on Earth occurred in the same way as these planets?

The Mars Helicopter is Set to Launch with the Mars 2020 Rover

11.05.2019 08:53 AM

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is geared up for their expedition to Mars this coming 2020. As a part of this project, NASA asks the question: "What will happen if we bring an aerial vehicle to Mars?" The answer is in the development of the Mars Helicopter.

Pluto Must Still Be Classified As A Planet, According To NASA Chief

08.28.2019 09:05 AM

A decade after being taken out of the list of planets, NASA Chief says that Pluto must still be considered a planet, like it has always been.

Backup Planet May Be Needed For Survival

08.27.2019 08:55 AM

Scientists are going out of their way to search for a new planet that’s habitable enough for life to survive.

Life On Venus: Could It Be True?

07.18.2019 09:32 AM

Several studies and explorations have been dedicated to the planet Mars, but new research shows that life on Venus might be possible too.

How Trees Affect the Weather

06.27.2019 10:00 AM

Biologists from the University of Utah including William Anderegg, Anna Trugman, and David Bowling have led new research and discovered that some trees and plants are prolific spendthrifts in drought conditions, "spending" precious soil water to cool themselves and, in the process, making droughts more intense. The researchers published their findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Research Team Discovers Two New Earth-Like Planets near Teegarden’s Star

06.21.2019 09:24 AM

The system is located at a special place in the sky; from Teegarden’s star, it is possible to see the planets of the solar system passing in front of the Sun

Astronomers Discover a “Forbidden Planet”

06.09.2019 23:15 PM

Its mass is 20 Earth masses and it speeds around its star in a full orbit every 1.3 days. Astronomers have found an exoplanet so rare that they have deemed it "The Forbidden Planet," according to a new study.

Scientists Present First Evidence of Circumplanetary Disc Around a Forming Planet

06.08.2019 08:19 AM

The team's research focused on studying young planets that are still in the process of formation and are typically only a few million years old.

Planet Habitability Could Depend on Its Interior Composition Rather than Atmospheric Conditions

05.05.2019 22:30 PM

Colleagues from Carnegie propose the concept of planetary interiors as the main player in habitability.

NASA Has New Evidence That Mars’ Atmosphere Could Possibly Host Life

03.27.2019 10:57 AM

A recent study sheds a new light on Mars' atmosphere. With the Solar System being nearly 3. 8 billion years old, it's not so much a stretch to imagine one of our sister planets once being habitable.

Jupiter Already Has 69 Moons In Total, As Astronomers Discover Two New Moons Orbiting The Gas Planet

06.14.2017 17:09 PM

Astronomers discover two new moons orbiting Jupiter, making the planet's recognized moon total to 69 already.

Exoplanet Classification Methods & Future Breakthroughs Revealed By Researchers

05.22.2017 17:49 PM

Scientists and researchers discussed the future of exoplanet discoveries. After discovering many exoplanet candidates in the past, scientists couldn’t just stay still.

Newly Found "Styrofoam Planet," The Key To Alien Life

05.17.2017 15:53 PM

A new exoplanet that is as dense as styrofoam is hinted to be the clue to alien life. The Styrofoam planet called as KELT-11b will be used to study the atmospheres of other planets.

Does Life On Mars Really Exist? Scientists Say It's Possible

05.16.2017 15:12 PM

Thanks to the Curiosity rover that landed on Mars, scientists have high hopes on what the Red Planet really consist of.

New Study Suggest Brown Dwarf Could Be Planetary Mass Object

05.10.2017 06:24 AM

If a star is a planet, it sounds a little strange because the star is a massive gaseous stellar object. However, a team of astronomers from Carnegie Institution for Science claimed that a Brown Dwarf is, in fact, a planetary-mass object.