Planets 2 hrs ago Titan occultation may give astronomers clues about Saturn's biggest moon Astronomers in Australia are eager for a special celestial alignment this week that could tell them more about one of the most intriguing candidates for hosting life beyond Earth.
Planets 5 hrs ago 12 new moons found orbiting Jupiter, but one of them is an 'oddball' Scientists have discovered 12 previously unknown moons orbiting Jupiter, and one of them is a real oddball.
Planets 1 day ago Mercury's crust might be thinner than anyone thought After NASA's Mercury Surface, Space Environment and Geochemistry Ranging (MESSENGER) mission ended in 2015, the crust of the solar system's innermost planet was thought to be ...
Planets 2 days ago Celebrating 40 years of Pluto's largest moon, Charon Today, Pluto is known to sport five moons.
Planets 4 days ago Europa’s buried ocean could rise to the surface Beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa lies a massive liquid ocean — and one new animation shows how this subsurface water could move to the moon's surface.
Planets 5 days ago Nearby alien planet may be capable of supporting life One of the nearest exoplanets to Earth may be a decent abode for life.
Planets July 10 This exoplanet is so hot, it's 'boiling off' its atmosphere The hottest known exoplanet is so hot that its atmosphere is "boiling off" and the escaping gas is being captured by its nearby host star, a new study shows.
Planets July 05 Something big crashed into Uranus and changed it forever It turns out that Uranus is so weird because of a massive collision billions of years ago.
Planets July 02 Astronomers capture first ever pictures of a planet being born Astronomers have shared the first, remarkable image of a planet being formed.
Planets June 29 Scientists have found the 'building blocks' for life on Saturn's moon Enceladus Scientists have found the "building blocks" for life on Saturn's moon Enceladus, discovering complex organic molecules, according to a study published this week.