Life on Venus, Other Planets May Be Proven With New Insight on Molecules

SPACE 04.14.2021 00:11 AM

Scientists shed light on spotting molecules on the atmosphere of Venus or other planets to prove if life existed there.

Uranus First-Ever X-Ray Emission Detected, Scientists Studying Its Origin

04.01.2021 00:09 AM

Astronomers are determining the cause of X-Rays emitted for the first time from Uranus. With its sideways rotation and not having a real surface, Uranus might seem to be the weirdest planet in the solar system.

“Cotton-Candy” Exoplanet WASP-107b Apparently Has Less Core Mass Than Previously Thought

01.19.2021 03:30 AM

Astronomers from the University of Montreal (UdeM) discovered that the core mass for exoplanet WASP-107b is a lot lower than previously thought necessary to form giant gas planets such as Saturn and Jupiter.

Mars Still Experiences Landslides Like Any Active Planet

01.15.2021 01:45 AM

Mars was thought of as a dead planet during the 1960s and 1970s but the Marsquakes and landslides observed in the later years have proven that it is still an active planet.

This Six-Planet System Is Orbiting In Almost Perfect Orbital Resonance

01.06.2021 09:30 AM

Astronomers found that the six-planet system is orbiting the sun, known as HD 158259, in an almost perfect orbital resonance.

Kepler Space Telescope Reveals About 300 Million Habitable Planets Possibly Exist in the Milky Way

11.14.2020 12:00 PM

Scientists found that about 50 percent of Sun-like stars consist of rocky planets that have the ability to host "liquid water on their surfaces."

Astronomers Identified 24 Habitable Planets That Are 'Better for Life' Than Earth

10.15.2020 08:00 AM

Researchers from Washington University discovered 24 'superhabitable planets' that are believed to be better for life than Earth.

British Scientists Use AI to Identify New Planets

08.26.2020 07:30 AM

Scientists created a new AI algorithm to validate planets by sorting through thousands of data collected by NASA. They hope that the future missions can also make use of algorithm as well as other techniques to validate planets.

Scientists Discover Hot Jupiters That Rain Titanium, and That's Not the Best Part of the Research Yet!

06.09.2020 20:40 PM

In a new study, astronomers study the atmosphere of Hot Jupiters, exoplanets which may enable them to understand our own Jupiter in the future.

Newborn Planet: Astronomers Discover Evidence of a New World Forming Around a Distant Star

05.20.2020 23:52 PM

Watch VIDEO! A new planet is born, and astronomers celebrate having captured the first image of a new planet in its formation. The new world was captured by European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope located in Chile. Click the link above to watch an informative video on the new planet.

5 Best High-Tech Beginner-Friendly Telescopes for Viewing Planets and Stars

04.13.2020 20:28 PM

Astronomy-lover? If so, then you definitely need a telescope. Determining the best telescope for viewing planets and stars can be a daunting feat. Fret not, as this list will guide you in determining which telescope works best for you and your needs. Click the link above to find the best telescope for checking out the stars.

Atmosphere of Far-Flung Planets 'Spiced up' by Sulfur an Implication for Extraterrestrial Life

04.07.2020 02:57 AM

Researchers from Johns Hopkins suggests that sulfur is indeed a ‘spice’ that points toa sign of extraterrestrial life on far-flung planets.

Brace Yourselves: Mercury is Here

11.11.2019 07:32 AM

This year, the planet Mercury will take at least five hours to complete its transit, making first contact with the sun at 7:15 AM.

Unsolved Mystery: Scientists are Still Debating Whether Pluto is a Planet or Not

11.08.2019 08:26 AM

In order for a celestial body to be a planet, it should become gravitationally dominant with no other celestial body close to its size except for some of its satellites which, unfortunately, Pluto cannot.

NASA Plans to Re-Visit Pluto Through a New Spacecraft

11.06.2019 08:40 AM

The spacecraft will also be designed with the right instrumentation for sizing up the glaciers and determine their depth.

Snowball Planets May Not Be Inhospitable At All

08.30.2019 10:17 AM

Scientists have always believed that snowball planets are inhabitable because they are not rocky and that they always lie beyond what is considered the habitable zone.

New Planet Discovered Orbiting the Milky Way Galaxy

08.20.2019 08:30 AM

A new planet has said to have been discovered in the Milky Way. PARIS, France -- A new planet has said to have been recently discovered circling around the Beta Pictoris.

Ghostly Radio Waves Detected From Dead Planets

08.12.2019 12:42 PM

Dead planets orbiting space are giving off ghostly radio waves that people are able to detect from the ground below.

Scientists Find Two Possibly Inhabitable Planets Nearby

06.21.2019 16:51 PM

“We will eventually see if they are actually habitable and, perhaps, even inhabited,” astronomers predict.

Research Team Discovers Two New Earth-Like Planets near Teegarden’s Star

06.21.2019 09:24 AM

The system is located at a special place in the sky; from Teegarden’s star, it is possible to see the planets of the solar system passing in front of the Sun

Jupiter Closer To Earth, See It Without Telescope

06.10.2019 09:52 AM

Scientist have announced that Jupiter will soon be more closer to Earth than it has ever been. You can see its moons even without a high grade telescope.