Planets
Our Nearest Neighbor Might Harbor Its Own Solar System
New data from Proxima Centauri shows it has a ring of cold dust—a sign that many planets may orbit the distant star
Celebrate Halloween With These Unsettling Sounds From Outer Space
NASA's new SoundCloud playlist captures the sounds of planets, comets and plasma waves
Out-of-This-World Facts for International Observe the Moon Night
This Saturday, people around the world will be gazing up at the glowing orb in the sky
The Search for Habitable Worlds Just Got a Boost
More realistic simulations of the atmosphere of far-flung planets are helping researchers sort out the best candidates for possible life
How Scientists Engineered Cassini’s Final Demise
After a rich scientific life, Cassini went out in a blaze, becoming one with the planet it had revolved around for so long
Why Everyone Went on a Wild Goose Chase Looking for the Planet Vulcan
The idea of a ninth planet in the Solar System would resolve a mathematical conundrum about Mercury–only problem is, it wasn't there
Pluto's Surface Features Get Their First Official Names
The International Astronomical Union approved 14 dark and heroic names for the erstwhile planet
Forty Years Later, the Voyager Spacecraft Remain Beacons of Human Imagination
Remembering the mission that opened Earth’s eyes to the vastness and wonder of space
Could These Nearby Earth-Sized Exoplanets Harbor Liquid Water?
Analysis of the TRAPPIST-1 stellar system shows that several of its planets have the right conditions for liquid water
The Universe Needs You: To Help in the Hunt for Planet 9
How one citizen science endeavor is using the Internet to democratize the search for distant worlds
It May Rain Diamonds Inside Neptune and Uranus
Scientists have finally simulated the long-proposed shower of gems
How a Tree and Its Moth Shaped the Mojave Desert
The partnership between the Joshua tree and the yucca moth may be key to understanding how plants and insects co-evolve
New Horizon's Next Target Is an Oddly Shaped Asteroid
New data shows that MU69 is less than 20 miles long and may actually be two asteroids orbiting one another
New Storm as Big as Earth Is Stirring Up Neptune's Atmosphere
Astronomers aren't sure if the 5,600-mile-wide storm will peter out or if a deep vortex will keep it churning
Astronomers Find the Smallest Star Yet
The faint orb is just a smidgen bigger than Saturn and around 2,000 to 3,000 times dimmer than our own sun
Is Jupiter the "Star" in Lord Byron's Famous Poem?
According to astronomer Donald Olson, the brilliant star described in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage is actually a planet
Magnetic Field Around Uranus Are a Chaotic Mess
Using data from the Voyager 2 mission, researchers have modeled Uranus's off-kilter magnetosphere
Kepler Finds 219 New Planets
NASA released the final catalog from its planet-hunting telescope, bringing its total up to 4,034 potential planets
Jupiter Could Be the Solar System's Oldest Resident
The early former may have set up just the right conditions for Earth to take shape
Researchers Discover a Planet That's As Hot As a Star
It's daytime temperatures clock in at a scorching 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit
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