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Published One year on this giant, blistering hot planet is just 16 hours long - One Year on This Giant, Blistering Hot Planet is Just 16 Hours Long


Astronomers have discovered an ultrahot Jupiter with shortest orbit of any known gas giant planet. A...
Published Astronomers discover a key planetary system to understand the formation mechanism of the mysterious 'super-Earths' - Astronomers Discover a Key Planetary System to Understand the Formation Mechanism of the Mysterious 'Super-Earths'



A study presents the detection of a system of two planets slightly larger than Earth orbiting a cold...
Published Searching for life with space dust - Searching for Life with Space Dust


Following enormous collisions, such as asteroid impacts, some amount of material from an impacted wo...
Published Asteroid findings from specks of space dust could save the planet - Asteroid Findings from Specks of Space Dust Could Save the Planet


New research into the durability and age of an ancient asteroid made of rocky rubble and dust, revea...
Published Will machine learning help us find extraterrestrial life? - Will Machine Learning Help Us Find Extraterrestrial Life?


Researchers have applied a deep learning technique to a previously studied dataset of nearby stars a ...
Published In the emptiness of space, Voyager I detects plasma 'hum' - In the Emptiness of Space, Voyager I Detects Plasma 'Hum'


NASA's Voyager I spacecraft has long since zipped past the edge of the solar system through the heli...
Published Martian meteorite upsets planet formation theory - Martian Meteorite Upsets Planet Formation Theory


A new study of an old meteorite contradicts current thinking about how rocky planets like the Earth...
Published Space enthusiasts are being given the rare opportunity to name a planet - Space Enthusiasts Get Rare Chance to Name a Planet


Several organizations are eligible to name one of 20 to 30 planets, and their host stars, in a uniqu ...
Published ‘Planet confusion’ could slow Earth-like exoplanet exploration - Planet Confusion: A Potential Roadblock to Earth-like Exoplanet Exploration


A new study finds that next-generation telescopes used to see exoplanets could confuse Earth-like pl...
Published Making better measurements of the composition of galaxies - Making Better Measurements of the Composition of Galaxies



A study using data from telescopes on Earth and in the sky resolves a problem plaguing astronomers w...
Published Striped or spotted? Winds and jet streams found on the closest brown dwarf - Striped or Spotted? Winds and Jet Streams Found on the Closest Brown Dwarf



Using high-precision brightness measurements from NASA's TESS space telescope, astronomers found tha...
Published Webb spies Chariklo ring system with high-precision technique - Webb Spies Chariklo Ring System with High-Precision Technique


In an observational feat of high precision, scientists used a new technique with NASA's James Webb S...
Published What would the Earth look like to an alien civilization located light years away? - What Would the Earth Look Like to an Alien Civilization Located Light Years Away?



What would the Earth look like to an alien civilization located light years away? A team of research...
Published Venus Transit: June 5-6, 2012 - Venus Transit: June 5-6, 2012


On June 5, 2012, at 6:03 PM EDT, the planet Venus will do something it has done only seven times sin...
Published Physicists more fully describe sun's electric field - Physicists More Fully Describe Sun's Electric Field


Physicists have described in fuller detail the sun's electric field. The researchers measured the fl...
Published Plate tectonics not required for the emergence of life - Plate Tectonics Not Required for the Emergence of Life



New finding contradicts previous assumptions about the role of mobile plate tectonics in the develop...
Published Darkest view ever of interstellar ice - Darkest View Ever of Interstellar Ice



Astronomers used observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to achieve the darkest ever...
Published Wandering Jupiter accounts for our unusual solar system - Wandering Jupiter: The Reason Behind Our Unusual Solar System


Jupiter may have swept through the early solar system like a wrecking ball, destroying a first gener...
Published NASA Voyager: 'Tsunami wave' still flies through interstellar space - NASA Voyager: 'Tsunami wave' still flies through interstellar space


The Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced three shock waves. The most recent shock wave, first observ...
Published Atmosphere of Venus studied through rare transit images - Atmosphere of Venus Studied Through Rare Transit Images


Two of NASA's heliophysics missions can now claim planetary science on their list of scientific find...