Surprising signatures in WASP-121b's dynamic atmosphere challenge understanding of how 'roasting marshmallows' form
Nearly one third of known exoplanets are enormous gas giants, similar to Jupiter or Saturn. But whereas our solar system ...
When to spot the next full moon, comets and other space events in February
People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...
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NASA Captures 'Most Intense Volcanic Eruption Ever' on Jupiter's Moon Io
Loki Patera is 202 kilometres (126 mi) in diameter, covers 20,000 sq km (7,700 sq mi), and was the largest volcanic feature found on Io until these new observations revealed the hot spot in the south ...
Astronomers Stunned by WASP-132’s Bizarre Planetary System
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the WASP-132 system, finding two new planets that defy previous ...
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Volcanic eruption on Jupiter's moon Io covers area larger than Lake Superior
NASA’s Juno mission found Io’s biggest volcanic eruption ever. The explosion was stronger than all Earth’s power plants ...
10 stunning images of 4 giant outer planets by NASA
NASA’s Voyager mission completed humankind’s first close-up exploration of the four giant outer planets of our solar system.
Extreme jet stream: Alien planet has universe's fastest recorded winds
Astronomers aimed the Very Large Telescope in Chile at a nearby exoplanet and discovered jet stream winds blowing nearly 80 ...
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From gas giant to art gallery: NASA’s Juno mission captures the whimsical beauty of Jupiter’s atmosphere
NASA’s Juno spacecraft snapped a stunning image of a cloud on Jupiter shaped like a dolphin, proving that even science has an ...
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Watch six planets align in a night-sky parade in January and February
A rare alignment of six planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus and Neptune – takes place these days, offering a spectacular sight for astronomy enthusiasts and stargazers alike.
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Star Watch: Jupiter, the gas giant!
As the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter reflects a lot of the Sun’s light even though it is more than five times ...
Another rare ‘planetary parade’ is coming very soon with a seventh planet joining the mix for a spectacular alignment
ANOTHER, even rarer, ‘planet parade’ is set to grace skies very soon. For one night only, all seven other planets in the ...
Exact time to see rare ‘planetary parade’ in UK this week as planets line up in row
Although planets are technically always ‘aligned’ because they orbit the solar system on the same plane (the ecliptic), it’s ...