Uranus is even more mysterious than we thought
New research into Uranus and Neptune has revealed some striking information. Much about these two ice giants is still unknown, with missions to explore them …
New research into Uranus and Neptune has revealed some striking information. Much about these two ice giants is still unknown, with missions to explore them …
Scientists have been trying to understand more about our solar system and the way it formed for decades. For a long time, many believed that …
New research published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has given us a glimpse at the remnants of the oldest known solar …
The hunt for alien worlds is more difficult than it may seem. Without the ability to travel through the cosmos, we’re left to look through …
Neptune is located almost 2.8 billion miles from the Sun. As such, the planet is known for its exceptionally long orbit time. In fact, its …
Astronomers believe they have discovered a new world orbiting Proxima Centauri. Proxima Centauri is the closest star to our Solar System. It’s located roughly 4 …
The Moon’s orbit will bring it in line with Jupiter on Thursday evening. But you’re only going to get one chance to see it this …
Neptune, the frigid world that lives past Saturn and Uranus, has been known to host large storms in its atmosphere. Recent observations of a “dark …
Scientists have spent an incredible amount of manpower attempting to determine what conditions support life, and why Earth is so perfect for living things. Now, …
High winds have carved interesting shapes into the Martian south pole, including what appears to be an angel and a massive red heart. Images of …
A new study that modeled Uranus and its magnetosphere suggest that, when the planet is at the correct angle, solars winds can enter the magnetosphere …
Researchers have spotted a planet orbiting a white dwarf star just 80 light-years from Earth. White dwarf stars don’t typically have planets orbiting them due …
Researchers theorize that, under the right conditions, carbon-rich exoplanets could generate huge quantities of diamonds beneath their surface. The recipe including heat, pressure, carbon, water, …
Astronomers have spotted a new gas giant exoplanet that formed roughly 160 million years ago and is now glowing pink. The big pink planet is …
The remains of a gas giant were spotted orbiting a nearby star, astronomers reveal. The core of the planet is all that remains, but researchers …
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission will attempt to answer a number of questions about the Red Planet, and one of the most pressing is the search …
In our solar system, each planet has a reasonably well-defined and mostly circular path that it follows around the Sun. This, astronomers think, is true …
One of the internet’s favorite topics of debate, at least when it comes to astronomy, is whether or not Pluto should be considered a planet. …
Jupiter has long been hailed as the mighty “king of planets” thanks to its massive size compared to most of the other planets in our …
New exoplanet discoveries have been popping up with increasing regularity in recent years thanks to technological advances that allow scientists to spot evidence of their …
Of all the moons in our solar system, the Martian moon of Phobos might be the most interesting. It’s not a near-perfect sphere like most …
Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System, and the competition really isn’t even close. It’s an absolutely massive planet and it helped define …
Of all the planets in our Solar System, Jupiter is probably the most interesting to look at. It’s just a big ball of fast-moving gasses …
When astronomers are searching the depths of space for new objects it’s typically easier to find undiscovered planets if they’re orbiting a star. That’s because …
The Sun is the oldest body in our Solar System — and since everything in our system revolves around it, that obviously makes perfect sense …
Planetary systems aren’t just born overnight. When stars form and begin pulling debris into their orbit, some of that material eventually clumps up into fledgling …
Our Solar System is a pretty calm place these days, all things considered, but that wasn’t always the case. In the period when the planets …