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Published Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary aurorae, study finds - Saturn’s High-Altitude Winds Generate an Extraordinary Aurora, Study Finds


Space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fueling huge planetary aurorae at Sat...
Published New small laser device can help detect signs of life on other planets - New Small Laser Device Can Help Detect Signs of Life on Other Planets


As space missions delve deeper into the outer solar system, the need for more compact, resource-cons...
Published Discovery could dramatically narrow search for space creatures - Discovery Could Dramatically Narrow Search for Space Creatures


An Earth-like planet orbiting an M dwarf -- the most common type of star in the universe -- appears ...
Published Mars' emitted energy and seasonal energy imbalance - Mars' Emitted Energy and Seasonal Energy Imbalance


Seasonal imbalance between the solar energy absorbed and released by the planet Mars could be a caus ...
Published MAVEN's top 10 discoveries at Mars - MAVEN's Top 10 Discoveries at Mars


Since its launch in November 2013 and its orbit insertion in September 2014, MAVEN has been explorin...
Published Newly formed craters located on Mars - Newly Formed Craters Located on Mars


An international team of researchers with NASA's InSight mission located four new craters created by...
Published Waves in Saturn's rings give precise measurement of planet's rotation rate - Waves in Saturn's Rings: A Precise Measurement of the Planet's Rotation Rate


Saturn's distinctive rings were observed in unprecedented detail by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, and s...
Published Understanding Mercury's magnetic tail - Understanding Mercury's Magnetic Tail


Theoretical physicists used simulations to explain the unusual readings collected in 2009 by the Mer...
Published Hubble spots auroras on Uranus - Hubble Spots Auroras on Uranus: A Fascinating Discovery


A composite image of Uranus by Voyager 2 and two different observations made by Hubble shows one for...
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 New giant planet evidence of possible planetary collisions - New Giant Planet: Evidence of Possible Planetary Collisions


A Neptune-sized planet denser than steel has been discovered by an international team of astronomers ...
Published Hubble reveals rogue planetary orbit for Fomalhaut b - Hubble Reveals Rogue Planetary Orbit for Fomalhaut b


Newly released Hubble Space Telescope images of a vast debris disk encircling the nearby star Fomalh...
Published Baked meteorites yield clues to planetary atmospheres - Baked Meteorites Yield Clues to Planetary Atmospheres



In a novel laboratory investigation of the initial atmospheres of Earth-like rocky planets, research ...
Published Brief presence of water in Arabia Terra on Mars - Brief Presence of Water in Arabia Terra on Mars



Scientists recently discovered that water was once present in a region of Mars called Arabia Terra....
Published An astronomical waltz reveals a sextuplet of planets



Astronomers have found a key new system of six transiting planets orbiting a bright star in a harmon ...
Published Newly discovered carbon monoxide-runaway gap can help identify habitable exoplanets



A carbon monoxide (CO)-runaway gap identified in the atmospheres of Earth-like planets can help expa ...
Published Mercury passes in front of the sun, as seen from Mars - Mercury Passes in Front of the Sun, as Seen from Mars


NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has imaged the planet Mercury passing in front of the sun, visible as a ...
Published Mercury's thin, dense crust - Mercury's Thin, Dense Crust: A Fascinating Mystery Unveiled


A planetary scientist has used careful mathematical calculations to determine the density of Mercury...
Published 'Hot Jupiters' provoke their own host suns to wobble - Hot Jupiters Provoke Their Own Host Suns to Wobble


Blame the 'hot Jupiters.' These large, gaseous exoplanets can make their suns wobble when they wend...
Published 'Cataclysmic' collision shaped Uranus' evolution - Cataclysmic Collision Shaped Uranus' Evolution


Uranus was hit by a massive object roughly twice the size of Earth that caused the planet to tilt an ...