Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called ...
New research has revealed that Hot Jupiters do not always push away or destroy nearby planets during their migration. This ...
For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...
In case anyone missed the January planetary alignment, two more are expected to be seen in the night sky in February, with ...
Recent studies have revealed that, until now, Hot Jupiters seem to be the only planet in orbit around their host star. This ...
With 2024 receding into the distance, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is already deep into a busy 2025. Early in the new year, the Eaton Fire came close to JPL, destroying the homes of more than 200 ...
An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...
Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. During their migration towards their star, these planets were thought to accrete or eject any other planets present.
"There are still many things related to planetary formation and the early evolution of young planetary systems that we don't ...
When two giant planets collide, an even bigger world may be born. Based on new simulations, scientists believe that giant gas planets across the universe can often collide and merge into even ...
Jupiter's clouds composed of ammonium hydrosulfide, not ammonia ice Amateur method aids planetary cloud mapping with new accuracy Photochemical reactions play a key role in Jupiter’s atmospheric ...