A Jupiter-sized exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star has been discovered
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An artist’s illustration showing an exoplanet and a red dwarf. Astronomers have discovered a…
This exoplanet, located about 25 light-years from Earth, could be habitable
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An artist’s illustration showing an exoplanet and a star. Astronomers have recently conducted new…
Planet Launches Pelican-11 Satellite
SAN FRANCISCO, July 07, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights…
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: Microwaves from outer space | Astronomy
Today: Let’s learn about Capella. It is the fourth brightest star we can see in Ellensburg. It is…
Isar Aerospace to launch German-built Planet imaging satellite
WASHINGTON — Isar Aerospace won a contract from Planet’s German subsidiary to launch an imaging satellite, demonstrating an…
Perseverance Finds Complex Organic Matter on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered the most extensive evidence yet of complex organic molecules on Mars, detecting macromolecular…
Sunday is the longest day of the year for half the planet. A guide to the summer solstice
This is the sun’s time to shine: Sunday is the longest day of the year in the Northern…
Jupiter Accelerates Electrons to Near-Light Speed, Offering Clues to Cosmic Ray Origins
The giant planet’s bow shock isn’t just deflecting the solar wind, it’s acting as a powerful particle accelerator,…
Geoscientists Find Vast Fan-Shaped Structure beneath Antarctica’s Ice
By combining seismic, gravity and topographic data, a team of researchers from Italy, Switzerland, Germany and the United…
Ancient Crater Lakes May Have Provided Ideal Conditions for Earth’s Earliest Oxygen-Breathing Life
Researchers have discovered stromatolites — layered structures formed by microbial communities — inside a 42,000-year-old asteroid crater in…
Ancient Earth Repeatedly Thawed during Catastrophic Ice Ages, New Research Suggests
Earth experienced extreme climate swings during the Neoproterozoic epoch (one billion to 538.8 million years ago), including the…
Hidden Rift beneath Zambia May Be Tearing Africa Apart
Unusual gases rising from geothermal springs within the Kafue Rift of Zambia suggest a deep fracture in Earth’s…