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Published New Mercury surface composition maps illuminate the planet's history - New Mercury Surface Composition Maps Illuminate the Planet's History


Scientists have created global-scale maps of Mercury's surface chemistry that reveal previously unre...
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 The science behind those eye-popping northern lights - The Science Behind Those Eye-Popping Northern Lights


Stormy weather on the sun drives the glistening aurorae in our clear night skies. ABSTRACT: The Scie ...
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 Enormous flare from sun's nearest neighbor breaks records - Enormous Flare from Sun's Nearest Neighbor Breaks Records


On May 1, 2019, researchers observed a record-setting flare from the star Proxima Centauri -- a burs...
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 NASA data helps new model predict big solar flares - NASA Data Helps New Model Predict Big Solar Flares


Scientists have developed a new model that successfully predicted seven of the Sun's biggest flares ...
Published New tools for predicting arrival, impact of solar storms - New Tools for Predicting Arrival and Impact of Solar Storms


When the sun hurls a billion tons of high-energy particles and magnetic fields into space at speeds ...
Published Space weather model simulates solar storms from nowhere - Space Weather Model Simulates Solar Storms from Nowhere


A kind of solar storm has puzzled scientists for its lack of typical warning signs: They seem to com...
Published NASA's THEMIS sees Auroras move to the rhythm of Earth's magnetic field - NASA's THEMIS sees Auroras move to the rhythm of Earth's magnetic field


For the first time, scientists have directly mapped Earth's fluctuating magnetic field and resulting...
Published Physicists explain how type of aurora on Mars is formed - Physicists Explain How Type of Aurora on Mars is Formed


Researchers have learned how a type of aurora on Mars is formed. The physicists report discrete auro...
Published Mercury has magnetic storms - Mercury's Magnetic Storms: A Fascinating Phenomenon


An international team of scientists has proved that Mercury, our solar system's smallest planet, has...
Published New model accurately predicts harmful space weather - New Model Accurately Predicts Harmful Space Weather


A new, first-of-its-kind space weather model reliably predicts space storms of high-energy particles...
Published Astronomers discover new distant dwarf planet beyond Neptune - Astronomers Discover New Distant Dwarf Planet Beyond Neptune


Astronomers have discovered a new dwarf planet orbiting in the disk of small icy worlds beyond Neptu...
Published Asteroid's comet-like tail Is not made of dust, solar observatories reveal - Asteroid's Comet-Like Tail Is Not Made of Dust, Solar Observatories Reveal



We have known for a while that asteroid 3200 Phaethon acts like a comet. It brightens and forms a ta...
Published How Mars lost its oceans - How Mars Lost Its Oceans: The Story of a Drying Planet


It has long been known that Mars once had oceans due in part to a protective magnetic field similar...
Published ESPRESSO and CARMENES discover two potentially habitable exo-Earths around a star near the sun - ESPRESSO and CARMENES Discover Two Potentially Habitable Exo-Earths Around a Star Near the Sun


Researchers have discovered the presence of two planets with Earth-like masses in orbit around the s...
Published Venus Transit: June 5-6, 2012 - Venus Transit: June 5-6, 2012


On June 5, 2012, at 6:03 PM EDT, the planet Venus will do something it has done only seven times sin...
Published Venus' transit and the search for other worlds - Venus Transit and the Search for Other Worlds


It's the final opportunity of the century to witness the rare astronomical reunion of the sun, Venus ...
Published Hubble directly measures mass of a lone white dwarf - Hubble Directly Measures Mass of a Lone White Dwarf


Astronomers have directly measured the mass of a single, isolated white dwarf -- the surviving core...