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Published NASA's Kepler mission discovers tiny planet system: Smallest planet yet found around a star similar to our sun - NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Tiny Planet System: Smallest Planet Yet Found Around a Star Similar to Our Sun



NASA's Kepler mission scientists have discovered a new planetary system that is home to the smallest...
Published Haumea, the most peculiar of Pluto companions, has a ring around it - Haumea, the Most Peculiar of Pluto Companions, Has a Ring Around It


The trans-neptunian belt contains four dwarf planets, among which Haumea stands out for its extremel...
Published Hubble sees evaporating planet getting the hiccups


A young planet whirling around a petulant red dwarf star is changing in unpredictable ways orbit-by- ...
Published Giant planets cast a deadly pall



Giant gas planets can be agents of chaos, ensuring nothing lives on their Earth-like neighbors aroun...
Published Mysterious mini-Neptunes



This study discovered mini-Neptunes around four red dwarfs using observations from a global network ...
Published New findings suggest Moon may have less water than previously thought


A team recently calculated that most of the Moon's permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) are at most a...
Published James Webb Space Telescope captures the end of planet formation



How much time do planets have to form from a swirling disk of gas and dust around a star? A new stud ...
Published Four classes of planetary systems - Four Classes of Planetary Systems: A Comprehensive Overview


Astronomers have long been aware that planetary systems are not necessarily structured like our sola...
Published NASA's Lucy to fly past thousands of objects for Earth gravity assist - NASA's Lucy to Fly Past Thousands of Objects for Earth Gravity Assist


Mission engineers will track NASA's Lucy spacecraft nonstop as it prepares to swoop near Earth on Oc...
Published Solar system: New insights into ring system - Solar System: New Insights into Ring System


Astronomers have modeled the two rings around Chariklo, the smallest body in the Solar System known ...
Published Venus transit and lunar mirror could help astronomers find worlds around other stars - Venus Transit and Lunar Mirror: A New Way to Discover Exoplanets


On June 6, 2012, Venus passed directly between Earth and the sun, in a so-called transit where the p...
Published How 1,000 undergraduates helped solve an enduring mystery about the sun - How 1,000 Undergraduates Helped Solve an Enduring Mystery About the Sun



For three years at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of students spent an estimated 56,00...
Published Astronomers observe the first radiation belt seen outside of our solar system - Astronomers Observe the First Radiation Belt Seen Outside of Our Solar System



Astronomers have described the first radiation belt observed outside our solar system, using a coord...
Published Planet formation: ALMA detects gas in a circumplanetary disk - Planet Formation: ALMA Detects Gas in a Circumplanetary Disk


Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to study planet formation h...
Published Astronomers discover first step toward planet formation



Astronomers have gotten very good at spotting the signs of planet formation around stars. But for a ...
Published Cheers! NASA's Webb finds ethanol, other icy ingredients for worlds



What do margaritas, vinegar, and ant stings have in common? They contain chemical ingredients that N...
Published Exoplanet-hunting telescope to begin search for another Earth in 2026



Europe's next big space mission -- a telescope that will hunt for Earth-like rocky planets outside o...
Published Sun-like stars found orbiting hidden companions



Astronomers have uncovered what appear to be 21 neutron stars in orbit around stars like our Sun. Th ...
Published NASA's Cassini reveals New Sculpting in Saturn Rings - NASA's Cassini Reveals New Sculpting in Saturn Rings


As NASA's Cassini dove close to Saturn in its final year, the spacecraft provided intricate detail o...
Published Saturn's moon Mimas: A 'snowplough' in the planet's rings - Saturn's Moon Mimas: A 'Snowplough' in the Planet's Rings


Researchers have shown that Mimas, one of Saturn's moons, acted as a kind of remote snowplough, push...