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Published What if mysterious 'cotton candy' planets actually sport rings? - What if Mysterious 'Cotton Candy' Planets Actually Sport Rings?


Some of the extremely low-density, 'cotton candy like' exoplanets called super-puffs may actually ha...
Published Planet formation: ALMA detects gas in a circumplanetary disk - Planet Formation: ALMA Detects Gas in a Circumplanetary Disk


Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to study planet formation h...
Published New Webb image captures clearest view of Neptune's rings in decades - New Webb Image Captures Clearest View of Neptune's Rings in Decades


NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of...
Published Juno and Hubble data reveal electromagnetic 'tug-of-war' lights up Jupiter’s upper atmosphere - Juno and Hubble Data Reveal Electromagnetic 'Tug-of-War' Lights Up Jupiter's Upper Atmosphere


New space research has revealed a complex 'tug-of-war' lights up aurorae in Jupiter's upper atmosphe...
Published One year on this giant, blistering hot planet is just 16 hours long - One Year on This Giant, Blistering Hot Planet is Just 16 Hours Long


Astronomers have discovered an ultrahot Jupiter with shortest orbit of any known gas giant planet. A...
Published Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures - Neptune is Cooler Than We Thought: Study Reveals Unexpected Changes in Atmospheric Temperatures


New research has revealed how temperatures in Neptune's atmosphere have unexpectedly fluctuated over...
Published On the quest for other Earths - On the Quest for Other Earths: The Search for Habitable Exoplanets


An international research team has developed a new method for directly imaging smaller planets in th...
Published First exposed planetary core discovered allows glimpse inside other worlds - First Exposed Planetary Core Discovered Allows Glimpse Inside Other Worlds


The surviving core of a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a distant star, offering an unprecede ...
Published Team studies binaries to make heads or tails of planet formation - Team Studies Binaries to Make Heads or Tails of Planet Formation


A team studied the orientation of distant solar system bodies to bolster the 'streaming instability' ...
Published Haumea, the most peculiar of Pluto companions, has a ring around it - Haumea, the Most Peculiar of Pluto Companions, Has a Ring Around It


The trans-neptunian belt contains four dwarf planets, among which Haumea stands out for its extremel...
Published The super-Earth that came home for dinner - The Super-Earth That Came Home for Dinner


It might be lingering bashfully on the icy outer edges of our solar system, hiding in the dark, but...
Published City lights could reveal E.T. civilization - City Lights Could Reveal E.T. Civilization


In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, astronomers have hunted for radio signals and ultra...
Published New telescope is exploring solar system 'outback' - New Telescope is Exploring Solar System 'Outback'


In the outer reaches of our solar system lies a mysterious region far more remote and difficult to e...
Published Astronomers find first compelling evidence for a moon outside our solar system - Astronomers Find First Compelling Evidence for a Moon Outside Our Solar System


On the hunt for distant worlds, researchers have identified an exomoon candidate around the transiti ...
Published New Horizons returns last bits of 2015 flyby data to Earth - New Horizons Returns Last Bits of 2015 Flyby Data to Earth


NASA's New Horizons mission reached a major milestone this week when the last bits of science data f...
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 Pluto's largest moon, Charon, gets its first official feature names - Pluto's Largest Moon, Charon, Gets Its First Official Feature Names


Legendary explorers and visionaries, real and fictitious, are among those immortalized by the IAU in...
Published Solving the mystery of Pluto's giant blades of ice - Solving the Mystery of Pluto's Giant Blades of Ice


NASA's New Horizons mission revolutionized our knowledge of Pluto when it flew past that distant wor ...
Published Elusive planets play 'hide and seek' with CHEOPS - Elusive Planets Play 'Hide and Seek' with CHEOPS



Astronomers have clearly identified the existence of four new exoplanets. The four mini-Neptunes are...
Published Einstein and Euler put to the test at the edge of the Universe - Einstein and Euler put to the test at the edge of the Universe



The cosmos is a unique laboratory for testing the laws of physics, in particular those of Euler and...