Astronomers May Have Found the First Direct Hint of Planet Nine
Illustration of hypothetical Planet Nine. Credit: ZME Science. For years, astronomers have wondered whether another huge planet is…
Radio signal detected for the first time from a planet outside our solar system
Radio signal detected for the first time from a planet outside our solar system Astronomers say they have…
Asteroid Bennu may have formed much closer to the Sun than scientists thought
Isotope measurements from asteroid Bennu closely match those of asteroid Ryugu and rare CI carbonaceous chondrites, suggesting all…
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: A look at the stars of Harry Potter | Astronomy
Today: One minor Harry Potter character actually has two well-known star names: Regulus Arcturus Black, the brother of…
Aug. 12 to feature a 6-planet parade, solar eclipse, meteor shower and new moon
The most recent fireball that lit up the night sky across several states in the U.S. was captured…
NASA’s Juno Measures Heat Beneath Jupiter’s Fiery Moon Io For The First Time
NASA’s Juno mission has made a major discovery beneath the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io, the most volcanically…
Chinese rocket scientists find ‘most effective’ way to nuke a doomsday asteroid
Chinese researchers believe they may have found the most effective way to destroy or deflect a large, Earth-threatening…
Europa’s Hidden Ocean May Be Locked Beneath a Frozen Wall
Europa, one of Jupiter’s icy moons, has drawn scientific interest because its frozen surface may hide a global…
Juno measures fiery Io’s subsurface temperature for 1st time
NASA’s Galileo spacecraft obtained this image of Jupiter’s moon Io on June 28, 1997. Here, an active volcano…
NASA Detects Intense Heat Beneath Io, Jupiter’s Most Volcanic Moon
A NASA probe peered beneath the surface of the most volcanic world in the solar system, revealing scorching…
Europa’s Ice Shell May Be Tougher Barrier than Planetary Scientists Hoped
Europa’s subsurface ocean has long topped astrobiologists’ wish lists as a place to search for life beyond Earth.…
Juno’s Microwave Vision Peers beneath Surface of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
New data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft show temperatures spike more than 20 degrees Celsius just a few meters…