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Published Jupiter bumped giant planet from our solar system - Jupiter Bumped Giant Planet from Our Solar System


It's like something out of an interplanetary chess game. Astrophysicists have found that a close enc...
Published The weather forecast for Venus - The Weather Forecast for Venus: What We Know So Far


Little is known about the weather at night on Venus as the absence of sunlight makes imaging difficu...
Published Active volcanism on Venus - Active Volcanism on Venus: A Closer Look at the Planet's Fiery Landscape


Researchers combing through the data from the Venus Express mission have found new evidence of activ...
Published Can sound help us detect 'earthquakes' on Venus? - Can Sound Help Us Detect 'Earthquakes' on Venus?


Detecting an 'earthquake' on Venus would seem to be an impossible task. But conditions in Venus' atm...
Published Planet Mars behaving like a rock star - Planet Mars Behaving Like a Rock Star


If planets had personalities, Mars would be a rock star according to recent preliminary results from...
Published Crater counts on Pluto, Charon show small Kuiper Belt objects surprisingly rare - Crater Counts on Pluto and Charon Reveal Surprising Lack of Small Kuiper Belt Objects


Using New Horizons data from the Pluto-Charon flyby in 2015, scientists have indirectly discovered a ...
Published Studying Pluto orbiter mission - Studying Pluto Orbiter Mission: A Comprehensive Guide


Astronomers have made several discoveries that expand the range and value of a future Pluto orbiter...
Published New exoplanet too big for its star challenges ideas about how planets form - New Exoplanet Too Big for Its Star Challenges Ideas About How Planets Form


The discovery of a strange exoplanet orbiting very close to a small cool star 500 light years away i...
Published The mountains of Pluto are snowcapped, but not for the same reasons as on Earth - The Mountains of Pluto: A Snowy Mystery Unveiled


In 2015, the New Horizons space probe discovered spectacular snowcapped mountains on Pluto, which ar ...
Published Pluto's hydrocarbon haze keeps dwarf planet colder than expected - Pluto's Hydrocarbon Haze Keeps Dwarf Planet Colder Than Expected


The gas composition of a planet's atmosphere generally determines how much heat gets trapped in the...
Published Modeling offers new perspective on how Pluto's 'icy heart' came to be - Modeling Offers New Perspective on How Pluto's 'Icy Heart' Came to Be


Pluto's "icy heart" is a bright, two-lobed feature on its surface that has attracted researchers eve...
Published New analysis adds support for a subsurface ocean on Pluto - New Analysis Adds Support for a Subsurface Ocean on Pluto


A liquid ocean lying deep beneath Pluto's frozen surface is the best explanation for features reveal...
Published Pluto's glaciers: Large heart-shaped nitrogen glacier explained - Pluto's Glaciers: The Fascinating Science Behind the Large Heart-Shaped Nitrogen Glacier


What is the origin of the large heart-shaped nitrogen glacier revealed in 2015 on Pluto by the New H ...
Published Icy ridges found on Pluto - Icy Ridges Found on Pluto: A Fascinating Discovery


Using a model similar to what meteorologists use to forecast weather on Earth and a computer simulat...
Published Modeling reveals how dwarf planet Ceres powers unexpected geologic activity - Modeling Reveals How Dwarf Planet Ceres Powers Unexpected Geologic Activity



For a long time, our view of Ceres was fuzzy, according to a geoscientist. A dwarf planet and the la...
Published Weather satellites aid search and rescue capabilities - Weather Satellites Aid Search and Rescue Capabilities



The same satellites that identify severe weather can help save you from it. NOAA's GOES series satel...
Published Growing interest in Moon resources could cause tension - Growing Interest in Moon Resources Could Cause Tension


An international team of scientists has identified a problem with the growing interest in extractabl...
Published How seabirds are affected by climate change - How Seabirds are Affected by Climate Change


Collaboration between ecologists and climate researchers has generated fascinating new insight into...
Published Why it's hard to make a bunny mad - Why It's Hard to Make a Bunny Mad


Rabbits have long been considered immune to prion disease, but recently scientists have shown that t...
Published Small loop in human prion protein prevents chronic wasting disease - Small Loop in Human Prion Protein Prevents Chronic Wasting Disease


Chronic wasting disease (CWD) affects North American elk and deer, but has not been observed in huma...