Researchers have identified a young star with four Jupiter- and Saturn-sized planets in orbit around it, the first time that so many massive planets have been detected in such a young system. The system has also set a new record…
The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid, according to new research from the University of Central Florida. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union, a global group of astronomy experts, established a definition of a planet that required…
A distinct lack of the chemical element phosphorus in other parts of the Universe could make it very difficult for extra-terrestrial life to exist there.
Sometimes a brown dwarf is actually a planet — or planet-like anyway. A team led by Carnegie’s Jonathan Gagné, and including researchers from the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) at Université de Montréal, the American Museum of Natural History,…
Three nearby, Earth-like exoplanets have just increased our chances of finding life beyond Earth. The three exoplanets circle around a very dim star that lies relatively close to us, and are all within or near the “habitable zone” (the area…
The dwarf planet Makemake is not as lonely as first thought. Under the constant stare of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a dark moon has been spotted orbiting Makemake, which is the second-brightest object in the distant Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune.
NASA’s Kepler space telescope has unexpectedly gone into “Emergency Mode” (EM), its lowest operational mode that is fuel intensive. NASA engineers are working to try to get the probe working normally.
Despite being less famous than their elliptical and spiral galactic cousins, irregular dwarf galaxies, such as the one captured in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, are actually one of the most common types of galaxy in the universe.
We have been studying Earth-like planets for some time now, with many scientists believing that we are not alone in the universe. Now, according to new research, it has been found that the salt levels in the oceans on these…
A newly found planet, called KELT-4Ab, has been discovered to be a triple-star system. While two star planets, called circumbinary planets, are common, KELT-4Ab is only one of four planets to have three suns.
Researchers have identified a young star with four Jupiter- and Saturn-sized planets in orbit around it, the first time that so many massive planets have been detected in such a…
The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid, according to new research from the University of Central Florida. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union, a global group of…
A distinct lack of the chemical element phosphorus in other parts of the Universe could make it very difficult for extra-terrestrial life to exist there.
Sometimes a brown dwarf is actually a planet — or planet-like anyway. A team led by Carnegie’s Jonathan Gagné, and including researchers from the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx)…
Three nearby, Earth-like exoplanets have just increased our chances of finding life beyond Earth. The three exoplanets circle around a very dim star that lies relatively close to us, and…
The dwarf planet Makemake is not as lonely as first thought. Under the constant stare of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a dark moon has been spotted orbiting Makemake, which is…
NASA’s Kepler space telescope has unexpectedly gone into “Emergency Mode” (EM), its lowest operational mode that is fuel intensive. NASA engineers are working to try to get the probe working…
Despite being less famous than their elliptical and spiral galactic cousins, irregular dwarf galaxies, such as the one captured in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, are actually one of the most common types of…
We have been studying Earth-like planets for some time now, with many scientists believing that we are not alone in the universe. Now, according to new research, it has been…
A newly found planet, called KELT-4Ab, has been discovered to be a triple-star system. While two star planets, called circumbinary planets, are common, KELT-4Ab is only one of four planets…
A new map of Mars’ gravity is now providing new insights into the hidden interior of the Red Planet. The mapping was made with three of NASA’s spacecrafts, and is…
New images of a young star that sits around 450 light-years from Earth revealed it may be the very earliest stages in the formation of planets. Using the Karl G.…
For the first time astronomers have been able to analyze the atmosphere of an exoplanet in the class known as super-Earths, and it’s bone dry.
A team of astronomers in the U.K., U.S.A, and Australia have found a lonely planet, until now thought to be a free floating or lonely planet, in a huge orbit…
Well, it’s not quite like the song about the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, but our solar system is experiencing an uncommon lineup that should be quite a treat…
For the first time, an asteroid being torn apart by a dead star has been captured on an image. The encounter has resulted in the asteroid being destroyed, forming a…
So what is happening with KIC 8462852, or the “alien mega-structure” as most media are calling it? Researchers from the SETI Institute (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) are now looking for…
A white dwarf star has been detected ripping an asteroid-like object to shreds. This observation now proves the hypothesis that why a white dwarf star seen to be gaining mass is not…
A new video from NASA now shows Jupiter like never before. Using Hubble’s Wield Field 3 camera, NASA was able to capture the most stunning images of Jupiter to date.…
The NASA Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-like planet in the “habitable zone” around a star similar to ours. The planet, called Kepler-452b, is the 1,030th planet confirmed by…
