Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1h
From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...
Space.com on MSN5d
When's the next 'parade of planets'? The past, present and future of planetary alignments
Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...
Delco Times16m
Night Words for April: Jupiter and Mars light the evening; Mercury, Venus and Saturn up at dawn
The Giant Planet resembles a majestic golden star, and stands high in the southwest at nightfall during April; it sets around ...
Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time
The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...
Astronomy on MSN7h
April 2025: What’s in the sky this month? Jupiter and Mars remain prominent, while Venus, Mercury, and Saturn rule the morning skies
The planets offer exciting views in April for both night owls and early risers. Plus, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks in ...
Space.com on MSN12d
Large alien planets may be born in chaos, NASA's retired exoplanet-hunter finds
"There really is something very different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth form." ...
How-To Geek on MSN5d
6 Reasons Why Jupiter Is My Favorite Planet
Wondering what there is to love about Jupiter? The Jovian giant has many reasons that are worthy of your affection, whether ...
Live Science on MSN12d
4 miniature, Earth-like planets discovered extremely close to our sun
This illustration shows what the planetary system may look like from one of the ... circled by a gas giant similar to Jupiter ...
Potential future human worlds? Earth-like planets found circling 2nd-closest star system to us
Researchers have discovered four Earth-like rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s Star using advanced telescopes. These planets ...
Dark matter could make planets spin faster
Dark matter is a confounding concept that teeters on the leading edges of cosmology and physics. We don't know what it is or ...
Science Daily4d
Jupiter News
Dec. 9, 2024 — A NASA Hubble Space Telescope observation program called OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) obtains long-term baseline observations of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune in ...